2 Chronicles 35:24
in 2 Chronicles 35So his servants took him out of his chariot, put him in his second chariot, and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died. And Josiah was buried in the tomb of his fathers, and all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him.
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ASV
So his servants took him out of the chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had, and brought him to Jerusalem; and he died, and was buried in the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
KJV
His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in one of the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 35
Commentary
10 notes on this verseAnd his servants therefore took him out of that chariot,.... Dead, and had him to Jerusalem, and buried him; See Gill on 2Ki 23:30, and all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah; he having been so good a king, so tender of them, and such an happy instrument in restoring the true religion, and the service of God; this was the sense of the generality of them, who were sincere in their mourning; but it is not improbable that those who were inclined to idolatry were secretly glad, though they dissembled mourning with the rest.
This site's exposition
the archers shot King Josiah
on 2 Chronicles 35:23-24
The disguise does not save him: “the archers shot King Josiah”. His words to his servants, “Take me away, for I am badly wounded,” echo Ahab's at 1 Kings 22:34, as John Gill points out. He is carried to Jerusalem, dies, and is buried in the tomb of his fathers.
This site's exposition
put him in his second chariot
Jamieson, Fausset and Brown take the second chariot for the king's ordinary carriage, easier for a wounded man. Albert Barnes notes that no king of Judah had fallen in battle before, which explains the depth of mourning. Jerome counts Josiah among those Scripture calls righteous, whose virtues outweigh their faults.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
It is true that in the holy Scriptures many are called righteous, as Zachariah and Elizabeth, Job, Jehosaphat, Josiah, and many others who are mentioned in the sacred writings. Of this fact I shall, if God gives me grace, give a full explanation in the work that I have promised; in this letter it must suffice to say that they are called righteous, not because they are faultless but because their faults are eclipsed by their virtues.
Finally, Josiah is killed by Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, because he would not listen to the words of the Lord from the mouth of the prophet Jeremiah, or, as it is written in the Paralipomenon: "Josiah would not return but prepared to fight against him and did not listen to the words of Neco from the mouth of God." And it is stated, "And he died and was buried in the monument of his ancestors. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him, particularly Jeremiah, whose lamentations for Josiah all the singing men and singing women repeat to this day. And it became like a law in Israel: 'Behold, it is found written in the Lamentations.' "
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
21 ), is very particularly related here. Many were the feasts of the Lord, appointed by the ceremonial law, but the passover was the chief. It began them all in the night wherein Israel came out of Egypt; it concluded them all in the night wherein Christ was betrayed; and in the celebration of it Hezekiah and Josiah, those two great reformers, revived religion in their day.
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Note, Many will more easily be persuaded to lament the miseries that are coming upon them than to take the proper way by universal reformation to prevent them, will shed tears for their troubles, but will not be prevailed upon to part with their sins. But godly sorrow worketh repentance and that repentance will be to salvation.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
The second chariot - Perhaps this means no more than that they took Josiah out of his own chariot and put him into another, either for secrecy, or because his own had been disabled. The chariot into which he was put might have been that of the officer or aid-de-camp who attended his master to the war. See the note on 2Ki 22:20.
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The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot--the carriage he had for ordinary use, and which would be more comfortable for the royal sufferer than the war chariot. The death of this good king was the subject of universal and lasting regret.
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A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
The fate of Josiah was unprecedented. No king of Judah had, up to this time, fallen in battle. None had left his land at the mercy of a foreign conqueror. Hence, the extraordinary character of the mourning (compare Zec 12:11-14).
The words behind it
22 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּֽעֲבִירֻ֨הוּ | vaiyaaviruhu | and they took away him | H5674 → | 556 times |
| עֲבָדָ֜יו | ʾavadav | servants his | H5650 → | 799 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗ה | hamerkavah | the chariot | H4818 → | 44 times |
| וַֽיַּרְכִּיבֻהוּ֮ | vaiyarkivuhu | and they made ride him | H7392 → | |
| עַ֣ל | ʾal | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| רֶ֣כֶב | rekhev | [the] chariot of | H7393 → | 119 times |
| הַמִּשְׁנֶה֮ | hamishneh | <the> second | H4932 → | 35 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לוֹ֒ | lo | [belonged] to him | ||
| וַיּוֹלִיכֻ֙הוּ֙ | vaiyolikhuhu | and they brought him | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם | yerushalim | Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| וַיָּ֕מָת | vaiyamot | and he died | H4191 → | 839 times |
| וַיִּקָּבֵ֖ר | vaiyikaver | and he was buried | H6912 → | 133 times |
| בְּקִבְר֣וֹת | bekivrot | in [the] graves of | H6913 → | 67 times |
| אֲבֹתָ֑יו | ʾavotav | ancestors his | H1 → | 1212 times |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| יְהוּדָה֙ | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם | virushalim | and Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| מִֽתְאַבְּלִ֖ים | mitabelim | [were] mourning | H56 → | |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יֹאשִׁיָּֽהוּ׃ פ | yoshiyahu | Josiah | H2977 → | 53 times |
וַיַּֽעֲבִירֻ֨הוּand they took away him
vaiyaaviruhuH5674 →556 times
עֲבָדָ֜יוservants his
ʾavadavH5650 →799 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗הthe chariot
hamerkavahH4818 →44 times
וַֽיַּרְכִּיבֻהוּ֮and they made ride him
vaiyarkivuhuH7392 →
עַ֣לon
ʾalH5921 →5755 times
רֶ֣כֶב[the] chariot of
rekhevH7393 →119 times
הַמִּשְׁנֶה֮<the> second
hamishnehH4932 →35 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
לוֹ֒[belonged] to him
lo
וַיּוֹלִיכֻ֙הוּ֙and they brought him
vaiyolikhuhuH1980 →1546 times
יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalem
yerushalimH3389 →643 times
וַיָּ֕מָתand he died
vaiyamotH4191 →839 times
וַיִּקָּבֵ֖רand he was buried
vaiyikaverH6912 →133 times
בְּקִבְר֣וֹתin [the] graves of
bekivrotH6913 →67 times
אֲבֹתָ֑יוancestors his
ʾavotavH1 →1212 times
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
יְהוּדָה֙Judah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
וִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םand Jerusalem
virushalimH3389 →643 times
מִֽתְאַבְּלִ֖ים[were] mourning
mitabelimH56 →
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יֹאשִׁיָּֽהוּ׃ פJosiah
yoshiyahuH2977 →53 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ecclesiastes 8:14There is a futility that is done on the earth: There are righteous men who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked men who get what the actions of…
it leads to
- Ecclesiastes 7:15
In my futile life I have seen both of these: A righteous man perishing in his righteousness, and a wicked man living long in his wickedness.
- Malachi 3:15
So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”
- Ecclesiastes 2:14
The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.
- Ecclesiastes 9:1–3
So I took all this to heart and concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, are in God’s hands. Man does not know what lies ahead, whether love or…
- Ecclesiastes 7:15
Through
2 Chronicles 34:28‘Now I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place…
it leads to
- Psalms 37:37
Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace.
- Isaiah 39:8
But Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “At least there will be peace and security in my lifetime.”
- Psalms 37:37
Through
2 Kings 23:30From Megiddo his servants carried his body in a chariot, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah, anointed him,…
it leads to
- 2 Kings 9:28
Then his servants carried him by chariot to Jerusalem and buried him with his fathers in his tomb in the City of David.
- 2 Kings 9:28
Through
Zechariah 12:11On that day the wailing in Jerusalem will be as great as the wailing of Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 23:29
At the end of Josiah’s reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went out to confront him, but Neco faced him…
- 2 Kings 23:29
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Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PersonLate monarchyJosiahThe boy-king who found the book of the law in the temple, tore his clothes, and led Judah's last great reformation and Passover be…
- PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, LETTER 133.13; Jerome, Against the Pelagians 2.22; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.