2 Chronicles 35
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2 Chronicles 35:20-25

20AfterH310 allH3605 thisH2063, whenH834 JosiahH2977 had setH3559 the temple in orderH1004, NecoH5224 kingH4428 of EgyptH4714 marched upH5927 to fightH3898 at CarchemishH3751 byH5921 the EuphratesH6578, and JosiahH2977 went outH3318 to confront himH7122. 21But Neco sentH7971 messengersH4397 to himH413, sayingH559, “What is the issue between you and meH4100, O kingH4428 of JudahH3063? I have notH3808 come againstH5921 youH859 todayH3117, butH3588H413 I am fightingH4421 another dynastyH1004, and GodH430 has told meH559 to hurryH926. So stopH2308 opposing GodH430, whoH834 is with meH5973, orH408 He will destroy youH7843!”

22Josiah, howeverH2977H6440, did notH3808 turn awayH5437 from himH4480; insteadH3588, in order to engage him in battleH3898, he disguised himselfH2664. He did notH3808 listenH8085 toH413 Neco’sH5224 wordsH1697 from the mouthH6310 of GodH430, but wentH935 to fight himH3898 on the PlainH1237 of MegiddoH4023. 23There the archersH3384 shotH3384 KingH4428 JosiahH2977, whoH4428 saidH559 to his servantsH5650, “Take me awayH5674, forH3588 I am badlyH3966 woundedH2470!”

24So his servantsH5650 took himH5674 outH4480 of his chariotH4818, put himH7392 inH5921 his secondH4932 chariotH7393, and brought himH1980 to JerusalemH3389, where he diedH4191. And Josiah was buriedH6912 in the tombH6913 of his fathersH1, and allH3605 JudahH3063 and JerusalemH3389 mournedH56 forH5921 him.

25Then JeremiahH3414 lamentedH6969 overH5921 JosiahH2977, and toH5704 this dayH3117 allH3605 the maleH7891 and female singersH7891 reciteH559 lamentsH7015 overH5921 JosiahH2977. They established themH5414 as a statuteH2706 forH5921 IsraelH3478, and indeedH2005 they are writtenH3789 inH5921 the Book of LamentsH7015.

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