1 Esdras 1:23-25

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

The End of Josiah’s Reign

²³ And the deeds of Josiah were upright in the sight of the Lord, for his heart was full of godliness. ²⁴ In ancient times the events of his reign have been recorded—concerning those who sinned and acted wickedly towards the Lord beyond any other people or kingdom, and how they grieved the Lord^[a] deeply, so that the words of the Lord fell upon Israel.

²⁵ After all these acts of Josiah, it happened that Pharaoh, king of Egypt, went to make war at Carchemish on the Euphrates, and Josiah went out against him.