But a man drew his bow without taking any special aim and struck the king of Israel through the joints of his armour. So he said to his charioteer, ‘Turn round and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded! ’
But a man drew his bow without taking any special aim and struck the king of Israel through the joints of his armour. So he said to the charioteer, ‘Turn round and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded! ’
So King Joram returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds that the Arameans had inflicted on him in Ramoth-gilead when he fought against Aram’s King Hazael. Then Judah’s King Ahaziah son of Jehoram went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab since Joram was ill.
But Josiah did not turn away from him; instead, in order to fight with him he disguised himself. , He did not listen to Neco’s words from the mouth of God, but went to the Valley of Megiddo to fight.
So his servants took him out of the war chariot, carried him in his second chariot, and brought him to Jerusalem. Then he died, and they buried him in the tomb of his ancestors. All Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.