Exodus 1:8
Then a new king, who did not know Joseph, came to power in Egypt.
BSB
ASV
Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.
KJV
Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.
There arose up a new king - Who this was it is difficult to say. It was probably Ramesses Miamun, or his son Amenophis, who succeeded him in the government of Egypt about A. M. 2400, before Christ 1604. Which knew not Joseph - The verb ידע yada, which we translate to know, often signifies to acknowledge or approve. See Jdg 2:10; Psa 1:6; Psa 31:7; Hos 2:8; Amo 3:2. The Greek verbs ειδω and γινωσκω are used precisely in the same sense in the New Testament. See Mat 25:12, and 1Jn 3:
Now there arose up a new king--About sixty years after the death of Joseph a revolution took place--by which the old dynasty was overthrown, and upper and lower Egypt were united into one kingdom.
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Ecclesiastes 9:15Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
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Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.
The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot all about him.
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