"Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph." — Exodus 1:8

Exodus 1:8 · KJV

“Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.”

— Exodus 1:8

And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

Verse 9

And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel {are} more and mightier than we:

Exodus 1 — Context

And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.

And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.

And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel {are} more and mightier than we:

Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and {so} get them up out of the land.

Cross References

Acts 7:18

Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph.

Ecclesiastes 2:18-19

Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me. {taken: Heb. laboured}

Ecclesiastes 9:15

Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.