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2 Chronicles 35:20-27
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Josiah’s Reign Ends

20 After Josiah had done all this for the temple,[a] King Necho of Egypt marched up to do battle at Carchemish on the Euphrates River.[b] Josiah marched out to oppose him. 21 Necho[c] sent messengers to him, saying, “Why are you opposing me, O king of Judah?[d] I am not attacking you today, but the kingdom with which I am at war.[e] God told me to hurry. Stop opposing God, who is with me, or else he will destroy you.”[f] 22 But Josiah did not turn back from him;[g] he disguised himself for battle. He did not take seriously[h] the words of Necho which he had received from God; he went to fight him in the Plain of Megiddo. 23 Archers shot King Josiah; the king ordered his servants, “Take me out of this chariot,[i] for I am seriously wounded.” 24 So his servants took him out of the chariot, put him in another chariot that he owned, and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died. He was buried in the tombs of his ancestors;[j] all the people of Judah and Jerusalem mourned Josiah. 25 Jeremiah composed laments for Josiah which all the male and female singers use to mourn Josiah to this very day. It has become customary in Israel to sing these; they are recorded in the Book of Laments.

26 The rest of the events of Josiah’s reign, including the faithful acts he did in obedience to what is written in the law of the Lord[k] 27 and his accomplishments, from start to finish, are recorded[l] in the Scroll of the Kings of Israel and Judah.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 35:20 tn Heb “After all this, [by] which Josiah prepared the temple.”
  2. 2 Chronicles 35:20 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
  3. 2 Chronicles 35:21 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Neco) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  4. 2 Chronicles 35:21 tn Heb “What to me and to you, king of Judah?”
  5. 2 Chronicles 35:21 tn Heb “Not against you, you, today, but against the house of my battle.”
  6. 2 Chronicles 35:21 tn Heb “Stop yourself from [opposing] God who is with me and let him not destroy you.”
  7. 2 Chronicles 35:22 tn Heb “and Josiah did not turn his face from him.”
  8. 2 Chronicles 35:22 tn Heb “listen to.”
  9. 2 Chronicles 35:23 tn Heb “carry me away.”
  10. 2 Chronicles 35:24 tn Heb “fathers.”
  11. 2 Chronicles 35:26 tn Heb “and his faithful acts according to what is written in the law of the Lord.”
  12. 2 Chronicles 35:27 tn Heb “look, they are written.”
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2 Chronicles 35:20-27
Common English Bible

Josiah’s death

20 After all of these things, when Josiah had finished restoring the temple, Egypt’s King Neco marched against Carchemish by the Euphrates, and Josiah marched out against him. 21 But Neco sent messengers to Josiah. “What do you want with me, king of Judah?” he asked. “I haven’t come to attack you today. I’m after the dynasty that wars with me. God told me to hurry, and he is on my side. Get out of God’s way, or he will destroy you.”

22 But Josiah wouldn’t turn back. Instead, he camouflaged himself in preparation for battle, refusing to listen to Neco’s words from God’s own mouth, and went to fight Neco on the plain of Megiddo. 23 When archers shot King Josiah, he said to his servants, “Take me away; I’m badly wounded!” 24 So his servants took him out of his chariot, placed him in another one, and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died and was buried in the tombs of his ancestors. All Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah. 25 Jeremiah composed a funeral song[a] for Josiah, and to this day every singer, man or woman, continues to remember Josiah in their funeral songs. They are now traditional in Israel and are written down among the funeral songs.

26 The rest of Josiah’s deeds, including his faithfulness in acting according to what is written in the Lord’s Instruction, 27 and everything else he did, from beginning to end, are written in the official records of Israel’s and Judah’s kings.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 35:25 Or lament, twice more in this verse
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