"And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded. {wounded: H…" — 2 Chronicles 35:23

2 Chronicles 35:23 · KJV

“And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded. {wounded: Heb. made sick}”

— 2 Chronicles 35:23

Verse 22

Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.

Verse 24

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. {in one...: or, among the sepulchres}

2 Chronicles 35 — Context

But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? {I come} not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from {meddling with} God, who {is} with me, that he destroy thee not. {the house...: Heb. the house of my war}

And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded. {wounded: Heb. made sick}

And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they {are} written in the lamentations.

Cross References

1 Kings 22:34

And a {certain} man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded. {at a...: Heb. in his simplicity} {joints...: Heb. joints and the breastplate} {wounded: Heb. made sick}

2 Kings 8:29

And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick. {which...: Heb. wherewith the Syrians had wounded} {Ramah: called Ramoth} {sick: Heb. wounded}

2 Kings 9:24

And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot. {drew...: Heb. filled his hand with a bow} {sunk: Heb. bowed}

Genesis 49:23

The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot {at him}, and hated him:

Lamentations 3:13

He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins. {arrows: Heb. sons}

2 Chronicles 18:33

And a {certain} man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: therefore he said to his chariot man, Turn thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host; for I am wounded. {at a venture: Heb. in his simplicity} {between...: Heb. between the joints and between the breastplate} {wounded: Heb. made sick}