mph to Egypt.

Herodotus, mentioning this king's expedition,(466) and the victory gained
by him at Magdolus,(467) (as he calls it,) says, that he afterwards took
the city Cadytis, which he represents as situated in the mountains of
Palestine, and equal in extent to Sardis, the capital at that time not
only of Lydia, but of all Asia Minor: this description can suit only
Jerusalem, which was situated in the manner above described, and was then
the only city in those parts that could be compared to Sardis. It appears
besides from Scripture, that Nechao, after his victory, made himself
master of this capital of Judea; for he was there in person, when he gave
the crown to Jehoiakim. The very name Cadytis, which in Hebrew signifies
the Holy, clearly denotes the city of Jerusalem, as is proved by the
learned Dean Prideaux.(468)

(M90) Nabopolassar, king of Babylon, observing that, since the taking of
Carchemish by Nechao, all Syria and Palestine had shaken off their
allegiance to him, and that his years and infirmities would not permit him
to march against the rebels in person, he therefore associated his son
Nabuchodonosor, or Nebuchadnezzar, with him in the empire, and sent him at
the head of an army into those countries. This young prince vanquished the
army of Nechao near the river Euphrates, recovered Carchemish, and reduced
the revolted provinces to their allegiance, as Jeremiah had foretold.(469)
Thus he dispossessed the Egyptians of all that belonged to them,(470) from
the little river(471)(472) of Egypt to the Euphrates, which comprehended
all Syria and Palestine.

Nechao dying after he had reigned sixteen years, left the kingdom to his
son.

(M91) PSAMMIS. His reign was but of six years' duration; and history has
left us nothing memorable concerning him, except that he made an
expedition into Ethiopia.(473)

It was to this prince that the Eleans sent a splendid embassy, after
having instituted the Olympic games. They had established all the
regulations, and arranged every circumstance relating to them, with such
care, that, in their opinion, nothing seemed wanting to their perfection,
and envy itself could not find any fault with them. However, they did not
desire so much to have the opinion, as to gain the approbation of the
Egyptians, who were looked upon as the wisest and most judicious people in
the world.(474) Accordingly, the king assembled the sages of his nation.
After every thing had been heard which co