2 Chronicles 35:24 BSB

2 Chronicles 35:24

So 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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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And 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.

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The Church Fathers1 voice

Jerome

LETTER 133.13 (420)

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.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

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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Original language & word study

22 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיַּֽעֲבִירֻ֨הוּ	vai.ya.'a.vi.Ru.hu	and they took away him	H5674 →
עֲבָדָ֜יו	'a.va.Dav	servants his	H5650 →
מִן־	min-	from	H4480 →
הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗ה	ha.mer.ka.Vah	the chariot	H4818 →
וַֽיַּרְכִּיבֻהוּ֮	vai.yar.ki.vu.Hu	and they made ride him	H7392 →
עַ֣ל	'al	on	H5921 →
רֶ֣כֶב	Re.khev	[the] chariot of	H7393 →
הַמִּשְׁנֶה֮	ha.mish.Neh	<the> second	H4932 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	which	H834 →
לוֹ֒	lo	[belonged] to him
וַיּוֹלִיכֻ֙הוּ֙	vai.yo.li.Khu.hu	and they brought him	H1980 →
יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם	ye.Ru.sha.Lim	Jerusalem	H3389 →
וַיָּ֕מָת	vai.Ya.mot	and he died	H4191 →
וַיִּקָּבֵ֖ר	vai.yi.ka.Ver	and he was buried	H6912 →
בְּקִבְר֣וֹת	be.kiv.Rot	in [the] graves of	H6913 →
אֲבֹתָ֑יו	'a.vo.Tav	ancestors his	H1 →
וְכָל־	ve.khol	and all	H3605 →
יְהוּדָה֙	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →
וִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם	vi.Ru.sha.Lim	and Jerusalem	H3389 →
מִֽתְאַבְּלִ֖ים	mit.'a.be.Lim	[were] mourning	H56 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
יֹאשִׁיָּֽהוּ׃ פ	yo.shi.Ya.hu	Josiah	H2977 →

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ecclesiastes 8:14
There 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…
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…
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…
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.”
Through
2 Kings 23:30
From 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,…
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.
Through
Zechariah 12:11
On that day the wailing in Jerusalem will be as great as the wailing of Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.
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…

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