And he sent messengers to him, saying, “What have I to do with you, sovereign of Yehuḏ
“You have said, ‘See, I have smitten Eḏ
“Have I now come up without יהוה against this place to destroy it? יהוה said to me, ‘Go up against this land, and you shall destroy it.’ ”
יהושע said to her, “Woman, what is that to Me and to you? My hour has not yet come.”
And see, they cried out, saying, “What have we to do with You, יהושע, Son of Elohim? Have You come here to torture us, before the appointed time?”
“And now, have I come up without יהוה against this land to destroy it? יהוה said to me, ‘Go up against this land, and destroy it.’ ”
And the sovereign said, “What have I to do with you, you sons of Tseruyah? For let him curse, even because יהוה has said to him, ‘Curse Dawiḏ
However, Yoshiyahu would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself to fight against him, and did not listen to the words of Neḵ