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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,
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and he got into a second chariot and was taken back to Jerusalem. There he died and was buried in the royal tomb.
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All the people of Judah mourned his death. The prophet Jeremiah composed a lament for King Josiah. It has become a custom in Israel for the leaders and their wives to sing this song when they mourn for him.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.