2 Chronicles 35:20

Josiah’s Reign Ends

35:20 After Josiah had done all this for the temple, ¹  King Necho of Egypt marched up to do battle at Carchemish on the Euphrates River. ²  Josiah marched out to oppose him.

2 Chronicles 35:22

35:22 But Josiah did not turn back from him; ³  he disguised himself for battle. He did not take seriously ⁴  the words of Necho which he had received from God; he went to fight him in the Plain of Megiddo. ⁵ 

2 Chronicles 36:4

36:4 The king of Egypt made Jehoahaz’s ⁶  brother Eliakim king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. Necho seized his brother Jehoahaz and took him to Egypt.

[35:20]  ¹ tn Heb “After all this, [by] which Josiah prepared the temple.”

[35:20]  ² tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[35:22]  ³ tn Heb “and Josiah did not turn his face from him.”

[35:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “listen to.”

[35:22]  ⁵ map For location see Map1 D4; Map2 C1; Map4 C2; Map5 F2; Map7 B1.

[36:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Jehoahaz) has been specified in the translation for clarity.