2 Kings 23:30

2 Kings 23:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father’s stead.
• New International Version (NIV)Josiah’s servants brought his body in a chariot from Megiddo to Jerusalem and buried him in his own tomb. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and anointed him and made him king in place of his father.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And his servants carried him dead in a chariot from Megiddo and brought him to Jerusalem and buried him in his own tomb. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father's place.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then his servants moved his body in a chariot from Megiddo, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in his father’s place.

Context of 2 Kings 23:30

28Isn’t everything else about Josiah—everything he did—written in the official records of the kings of Judah? 29In Josiah’s days Pharaoh Necoh (the king of Egypt) came to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went to attack Necoh. When Pharaoh saw him at Megiddo, Pharaoh killed him. His officers put his dead body in a chariot and brought it from Megiddo to Jerusalem. They buried Josiah in his tomb. Then the people of the land took Josiah’s son Jehoahaz, anointed him, and made him king in place of his father. 31Jehoahaz was 23 years old when he became king, and he was king for 3 months in Jerusalem. His mother was Hamutal, daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah. 32He did what the Lord considered evil, as his ancestors had done.

2 Kings 23:30 word by word

וַיַּרְכִּבֻ֨הוּ עֲבָדָ֥יו מֵת֙ מִמְּגִדּ֔וֹ וַיְבִאֻ֙הוּ֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֖הוּ בִּקְבֻֽרָת֑וֹ וַיִּקַּ֣ח עַם־הָאָ֗רֶץ אֶת־יְהֽוֹאָחָז֙ בֶּן־יֹ֣אשִׁיָּ֔הוּ וַיִּמְשְׁח֥וּ אֹת֛וֹ וַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּ אֹת֖וֹ תַּ֥חַת אָבִֽיו׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And his servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• carried him in a chariotרָכַבrâkab · to rideH7392
• deadמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• from Megiddoמְגִדּוֹmegiddôn megiddô · MegiddoH4023
• and broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• him to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• and buriedקָבַרqâbar · to buryH6912
• him in his own sepulchreקְבֻרָהqebûrâh qebûrâh · tombH6900
• And the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָזyehô'âchâz · JehoahazH3059
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֫הוּyô'shîyâh yô'shîyâhû · JosiahH2977
• and anointedמָשַׁחmâshach · to anointH4886
• him, and made him kingמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• in his father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1

Cross-references for 2 Kings 23:30

• 2 Kings 9:28His servants brought him in a chariot to Jerusalem. They buried him in a tomb with his ancestors in the City of David.
• 1 Kings 22:33the chariot commanders realized that he wasn’t the king of Israel. They turned away from him.
• 2 Chronicles 35:24His officers took him out of the chariot and brought him to Jerusalem in his other chariot. He died and was buried in the tombs of his ancestors. All Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
• 2 Kings 14:21All the people of Judah took Azariah, who was 16 years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
• 2 Kings 21:24Then the people of the land killed everyone who had plotted against King Amon. They made his son Josiah king in his place.
• 2 Chronicles 36:1Then people of the land took Josiah’s son Jehoahaz and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 23:30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30Dead from Megiddo - The word מת meth should here be considered as a participle, dying, for it is certain he was not dead: he was mortally wounded at Megiddo, was carried in a dying state to Jerusalem, and there he died and was buried. See 2 Chronicles 35:24. Herodotus, lib. i., c. 17, 18, 25, and lib. ii. 159, appears to refer to the same war which is here mentioned. He says that Nechoh, in the sixth year of his reign, went to attack the king of Assyria…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30Dead - It appears from a comparison of this passage with 2Chronicles (marginal reference) that Josiah was not actually killed in the battle. Jehoahaz - Or Shallum (the marginal note). He may have taken the name of Jehoahaz (“the Lord possesses”) on his accession. He was not the eldest son of Josiah (see 2 Kings 23:36 note). The mention of “anointing” here favors the view that there was some irregularity in the succession (see 1 Kings 1:34 note).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-30Verses 25-30 Upon reading these verses, we must say, Lord, though thy righteousness be as the great mountains, evident, plainly to be seen, and past dispute; yet thy judgments are a great deep, unfathomable, and past finding out. The reforming king is cut off in the midst of his usefulness, in mercy to him, that he might not see the evil coming upon his kingdom: but in wrath to his people, for his death was an inlet to their desolations. (2Ki 23:31-37)Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30The writer of Chronicles tells how Josiah was greatly honored after his death (2 Chronicles 35:24–25).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 23:30

• Anointing
• Egyptians
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jehoahaz
• Josiah
• Megiddo
• Pharaoh

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Josiah
• Chariot
• Congregation
• Kings, The Books of
• Pentateuch
• Pharaoh
• Riblah
• Tombs
• Burial

Commentaries on 2 Kings 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings