Josiah’s Death

28 The rest of the events of Josiah’s reign,(A) along with all his accomplishments, are written in the Historical Record of Judah’s Kings. 29 During his reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt(B) marched up to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went to confront him, and at Megiddo(C) when Neco saw him he killed him. 30 From Megiddo his servants carried his dead body in a chariot, brought him into Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb.(D) Then the common people[a] took Jehoahaz son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in place of his father.(E)

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  1. 23:30 Lit the people of the land, also in v. 35

28 The rest of the events in Josiah’s reign and all his deeds are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.

29 While Josiah was king, Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt, went to the Euphrates River to help the king of Assyria. King Josiah and his army marched out to fight him,[a] but King Neco[b] killed him when they met at Megiddo. 30 Josiah’s officers took his body back in a chariot from Megiddo to Jerusalem and buried him in his own tomb. Then the people of the land anointed Josiah’s son Jehoahaz and made him the next king.

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Footnotes

  1. 23:29a Or Josiah went out to meet him.
  2. 23:29b Hebrew he.