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But Josiah did not go back to his chariot and withdraw. He refused to listen to what the Lord had said through the prophet Jeremiah and decided to fight.
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but the king of Egypt sent Josiah this message: "The war I am fighting does not concern you, King of Judah.
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The Lord God did not send me to fight you; my battle is on the Euphrates River. The Lord is with me, and he is urging me on; so withdraw your troops and don't oppose the Lord."
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But Josiah did not go back to his chariot and withdraw. He refused to listen to what the Lord had said through the prophet Jeremiah and decided to fight.
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He went into battle on the plain of Megiddo, and the Egyptian commanders attacked him.
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King Josiah ordered his servants, "Take me off the battlefield; I'm badly hurt." So they took him out of the line of battle immediately,
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.