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I haven't been sent out by the Lord God against you; rather, my war is at the Euphrates. Now the Lord is with me and urges me on. So stand aside and don't oppose the Lord."
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Sometime after Josiah's actions, Pharaoh, Egypt's king, went to start a war at Carchemish on the Euphrates. Josiah went out against him.
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The king of Egypt sent a message to Josiah: "What do you want with me, King of Judea?
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I haven't been sent out by the Lord God against you; rather, my war is at the Euphrates. Now the Lord is with me and urges me on. So stand aside and don't oppose the Lord."
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Josiah, however, didn't return to his chariot but resolved to fight. He didn't pay attention to the words of the prophet Jeremiah, which came from the Lord.
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He went to war with Pharaoh in the plain of Megiddo, and Pharaoh's commanders came against King Josiah.