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Nebuchadnezzar was very angry with the whole region. He swore by his throne and his kingdom that he would get revenge upon the entire region of Cilicia, Damascus, and Syria. He would kill them with his sword, as well as everyone living in Moab, including the children of Ammon, all of Judea, and everyone in Egypt, as far as the shores of the two seas.
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In the seventeenth year of his rule he marched his armies against King Arphaxad and defeated him in battle. He overpowered all of Arphaxad's armies, all of his cavalry, and all of his chariots.
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He gained control of Arphaxad's cities, marched as far as Ecbatana, captured its towers, looted the marketplace, and turned its glory into disgrace.
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He captured Arphaxad in the mountains of Ragau and stabbed him with spears, putting an end to him forever.
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Then he returned to Nineveh with all of his combined forces, a very large group of fighting men, where he and his army rested and feasted for one hundred twenty days.