2 Chronicles 35:23

Easy To Read Version

Then King Josiah was shot by arrows while he was in the battle. He told his servants, “Take me away, I am wounded badly!”

Cross References

Genesis 49:23

Many people turned and fought against him. People with arrows became his enemies.

1 Kings 22:34

But a soldier shot an arrow into the air—he was not aiming at any special person. But his arrow hit {Ahab,} the king of Israel. The arrow hit the king in a small place where his armor did not cover his body. So King Ahab said to his chariot driver, “An arrow has hit me! Drive the chariot out of this area. We must go away from the fighting.”

2 Kings 9:24

But Jehu pulled his bow with all his strength and shot Joram in his back. [113] The arrow went through Joram’s heart. Joram fell dead in his chariot. [114]

2 Chronicles 35:22

But Josiah didn’t go away. He decided to fight Neco, so he changed his appearance and went to fight the battle. Josiah refused to listen to what Neco said about God’s command. Josiah went to fight on the plain of Megiddo.

2 Chronicles 35:24

So the servants took Josiah out of his chariot and put him in another chariot he had brought with him to the battle. Then they took Josiah to Jerusalem. King Josiah died in Jerusalem. Josiah was buried in the cemetery where his ancestors were buried. All the people of Judah and Jerusalem were very sad because Josiah was dead.

Lamentations 3:13

He shot me in the stomach.\par He shot me with his arrows.\par