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He went to war with Pharaoh in the plain of Megiddo, and Pharaoh's commanders came against King Josiah.
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The king said to his attendants, "Take me away from the battle, for I'm severely wounded." His attendants immediately took him away from the line of battle.
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Josiah got into a second chariot. After he was brought back to Jerusalem, he died and was buried in his family tomb.
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The whole land of Judea mourned for Josiah. The prophet Jeremiah also grieved for Josiah. The leading citizens, with the women, grieve over him until this day. This has become a tradition for the whole nation of Israel to observe.
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These events have been written in the official records of the Judean kings. All of Josiah's actions—including his honor, his understanding of the Law of the Lord, all that he did previously, and these things that are now told—are described in the official records of the kings of Israel and Judea.