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# What have I to do with you, king of Judah?
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Necho uses this rhetorical question to tell Josiah that he is not in conflict with him and that Josiah should not attack him. This question can be written as a statement. AT: "You have no reason to attack me, king of Judah." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# I am not coming against you
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Here the king Josiah represents his kingdom. AT: "I am not fighting your kingdom" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# against the house with which
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Here the word "house" refers to the house of Babylon, where "house" is a metonym for the kingdom. The kingdom is a synechdoche representing the Babylonian army. AT: "against the house of Babylon, with whom" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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