2 Kings 23:27-29
King James Version
27 And the Lord said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there.
28 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
29 In his days Pharaohnechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.
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2 Kings 23:27-29
New King James Version
27 And the Lord said, “I will also remove Judah from My sight, as (A)I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, (B)‘My name shall be there.’ ”
Josiah Dies in Battle(C)
28 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 29 (D)In his days Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt went [a]to the aid of the king of Assyria, to the River Euphrates; and King Josiah went against him. And Pharaoh Necho killed him at (E)Megiddo when he (F)confronted him.
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- 2 Kings 23:29 Or to attack, Heb. al can mean together with or against
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