2 Chronicles 35:23

23 Archers shot King Josiah, and he told his officers, “Take me away; I am badly wounded.”

2 Chronicles 35:23 in Other Translations

23 And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.

23 And the archers shot King Josiah. And the king said to his servants, "Take me away, for I am badly wounded."

23 But the enemy archers hit King Josiah with their arrows and wounded him. He cried out to his men, “Take me from the battle, for I am badly wounded!”

23 archers shot him anyway. The king said to his servants, "Get me out of here - I'm badly wounded."

23 The archers shot King Josiah, and he said to his servants, "Take me away, for I am severely wounded!"

2 Chronicles 35:23 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 35:23

And the archers shot at King Josiah
For, though disguised, he appeared to be a general officer, and indeed chief commander, and therefore aimed at him, and pressed him hard:

and the king said to his servants, have me away, for I am wounded;
as Ahab said, when in the like case, ( 1 Kings 22:34 ) .

2 Chronicles 35:23 In-Context

21 But Necho sent messengers to him, saying, “What quarrel is there, king of Judah, between you and me? It is not you I am attacking at this time, but the house with which I am at war. God has told me to hurry; so stop opposing God, who is with me, or he will destroy you.”

22 Josiah, however, would not turn away from him, but disguised himself to engage him in battle. He would not listen to what Necho had said at God’s command but went to fight him on the plain of Megiddo.

23 Archers shot King Josiah, and he told his officers, “Take me away; I am badly wounded.”

24 So they took him out of his chariot, put him in his other chariot and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died. He was buried in the tombs of his ancestors, and all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him.

25 Jeremiah composed laments for Josiah, and to this day all the male and female singers commemorate Josiah in the laments. These became a tradition in Israel and are written in the Laments.

Cross References

• 1. S 1 Kings 22:34