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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_kings/23.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_kings/23.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />As for the other events of Josiah&#8217s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/23.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The rest of the events in Josiah’s reign and all his deeds are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/23.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Now the rest of the acts of Josiah and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />As for the rest of the acts of Josiah and all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, <i>are</i> they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, <i>are</i> they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now the rest of the acts of Josiah and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now the rest of the acts of Josiah and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now the rest of the acts of Josiah and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now the rest of the acts of Josiah and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, everything that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The rest of the events of Josiah’s reign, along with all his accomplishments, are written in the Historical Record of Judah’s Kings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The rest of the events of Josiah&#8217s reign, along with all his accomplishments, are written in the Historical Record of Judah&#8217s Kings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Everything else Josiah did while he was king is written in The History of the Kings of Judah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Isn't everything else about Josiah-everything he did-written in the official records of the kings of Judah?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Everything else that King Josiah did is recorded in The History of the Kings of Judah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Now the rest of Josiah's actions, including everything that he did, are recorded in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah, are they not? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />As for the rest of the acts of Josiah and all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The rest of the events of Josiah's reign and all his accomplishments are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the rest of the matters of Josiah and all that he did, are they not written on the scroll of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the rest of the matters of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the rest of the words of Josiah, and all which he did, are they not written upon the book of the words of the days to the kings of Judah?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Now the rest of the acts of Josias, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Juda? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now the rest of the words of Josiah, and all that he did, have these not been written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Judah?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The rest of the acts of Josiah, with all that he did, are recorded in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Annals of the Kings of Judah?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Now the rest of the acts of Josiah and all that he did, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the rest of the words of Yoshia and everything that he did, behold, they are written in the book of The Chronicles of the Kings of Yehuda.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the rest of the acts of Josias, and all that he did, <i>are</i> not these things written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Juda?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/23-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=8241" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/23.htm">The Death of Josiah</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3499.htm" title="3499: wə·ye·ṯer (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- From yathar; properly, an overhanging, i.e. an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope.">As for the rest</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: diḇ·rê (N-mpc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">of the acts</a> <a href="/hebrew/2977.htm" title="2977: yō·šî·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Yah supports, two Isr. Or; from the same root as 'ashuwyah and Yahh; founded of Jah; Joshijah, the name of two Israelites.">of Josiah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">along with all</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">his accomplishments,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">are they</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: hă·lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3789.htm" title="3789: kə·ṯū·ḇîm (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mp) -- To write. A primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write.">written</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/5612.htm" title="5612: sê·p̄er (N-msc) -- A missive, document, writing, book. Or ciphrah; from caphar; properly, writing; by implication, a book.">the Book</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: diḇ·rê (N-mpc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">of the Chronicles</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yā·mîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: lə·mal·ḵê (Prep-l:: N-mpc) -- King. From malak; a king.">of the Kings</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah?</a> </span><span class="reftext">29</span>At the end of Josiah’s reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went out to confront him, but Neco faced him and killed him at Megiddo.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-26.htm">2 Chronicles 35:26-27</a></span><br />As for the rest of the acts of Josiah and his deeds of loving devotion according to what is written in the Law of the LORD— / his acts from beginning to end—they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-25.htm">2 Kings 21:25</a></span><br />As for the rest of the acts of Amon, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-5.htm">2 Kings 24:5</a></span><br />As for the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-8.htm">2 Chronicles 36:8</a></span><br />As for the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, the abominations he committed, and all that was found against him, they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. And his son Jehoiachin reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/22-10.htm">Jeremiah 22:10-12</a></span><br />Do not weep for him who is dead; do not mourn his loss. Weep bitterly for him who is exiled, for he will never return to see his native land. / For this is what the LORD says concerning Shallum son of Josiah, king of Judah, who succeeded his father Josiah but has gone forth from this place: “He will never return, / but he will die in the place to which he was exiled; he will never see this land again.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/22-2.htm">2 Kings 22:2</a></span><br />And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-25.htm">2 Kings 23:25</a></span><br />Neither before nor after Josiah was there any king like him, who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, according to all the Law of Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-29.htm">2 Kings 23:29-30</a></span><br />During Josiah’s reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went out to confront him, but Neco faced him and killed him at Megiddo. / From Megiddo his servants carried his body in a chariot, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in place of his father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-1.htm">2 Kings 24:1-2</a></span><br />During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar. / And the LORD sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/18-5.htm">2 Kings 18:5</a></span><br />Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. No king of Judah was like him, either before him or after him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/20-20.htm">2 Kings 20:20</a></span><br />As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, along with all his might and how he constructed the pool and the tunnel to bring water into the city, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-17.htm">2 Kings 21:17</a></span><br />As for the rest of the acts of Manasseh, along with all his accomplishments and the sin that he committed, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-3.htm">2 Kings 23:3</a></span><br />So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book. And all the people entered into the covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-21.htm">2 Kings 23:21-23</a></span><br />The king commanded all the people, “Keep the Passover of the LORD your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.” / No such Passover had been observed from the days of the judges who had governed Israel through all the days of the kings of Israel and Judah. / But in the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign, this Passover was observed to the LORD in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-5.htm">2 Kings 23:5</a></span><br />Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?</p><p class="hdg">the rest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/20-20.htm">2 Kings 20:20</a></b></br> And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, <i>are</i> they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/23-19.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-25.htm">Annals</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-24.htm">Book</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-25.htm">Chronicles</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-25.htm">Events</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-25.htm">History</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-24.htm">Josiah</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-23.htm">Josi'ah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-26.htm">Josiah's</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-27.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-22.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-25.htm">Matters</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-25.htm">Recorded</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-3.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-25.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-24.htm">Written</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/24-5.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-5.htm">Annals</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-5.htm">Book</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-5.htm">Chronicles</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-5.htm">Events</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-5.htm">History</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-29.htm">Josiah</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-29.htm">Josi'ah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-19.htm">Josiah's</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-33.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-5.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-5.htm">Matters</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-5.htm">Recorded</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-31.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-5.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-5.htm">Written</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 23</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/23-1.htm">Josiah causes the book to be read in a solemn assembly.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/23-3.htm">He renews the covenant of the Lord.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/23-4.htm">He destroys idolatry.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/23-15.htm">He burns dead men's bones upon the altar of Bethel, as was prophesied.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/23-21.htm">He keeps a most solemn Passover.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/23-24.htm">He puts away witches and all abomination.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/23-26.htm">God's final wrath against Judah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/23-29.htm">Josiah, provoking Pharaoh Neco, is slain at Megiddo.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/23-31.htm">Jehoahaz, succeeding him,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/23-33.htm">is imprisoned by Pharaoh Neco, who makes Jehoiakim king.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/23-36.htm">Jehoiakim's wicked reign.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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His reign marked a significant return to the covenantal faithfulness that had been neglected by his predecessors. Josiah's acts included the repair of the Temple, the discovery of the Book of the Law, and the subsequent national repentance and renewal of the covenant. His efforts to rid Judah of idolatry and restore proper worship were pivotal in the history of the nation.<p><b>and all his accomplishments</b><br>Josiah's accomplishments were numerous and significant. He is credited with centralizing worship in Jerusalem, thus eliminating the high places where idolatrous practices had proliferated. His reforms extended beyond religious practices to include social and political changes that strengthened the kingdom. Josiah's leadership was marked by a commitment to justice and righteousness, aligning with the prophetic calls for such values found throughout the Old Testament.<p><b>are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?</b><br>This phrase indicates that a more detailed account of Josiah's reign can be found in another historical source, the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah. This book is distinct from the biblical books of 1 and 2 Chronicles, which also recount the history of the kings of Judah and Israel. The reference suggests that Josiah's deeds were well-documented and recognized as significant in the annals of Judah's history. This practice of recording royal deeds was common in the ancient Near East, serving both as a historical record and a means of legitimizing the king's rule.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/josiah.htm">Josiah</a></b><br>The King of Judah known for his religious reforms and efforts to restore the worship of Yahweh. He is remembered for his dedication to God and his attempts to rid Judah of idolatry.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of the Israelites, where Josiah reigned as king. It was a time of significant religious and political change.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_book_of_the_chronicles_of_the_kings_of_judah.htm">The Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah</a></b><br>A historical record mentioned in the Bible, which contains detailed accounts of the reigns of the kings of Judah, including Josiah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_godly_leadership.htm">The Importance of Godly Leadership</a></b><br>Josiah's reign exemplifies the impact of a leader who prioritizes God's commandments and seeks to lead his people in righteousness. His life encourages us to pray for and support leaders who uphold biblical values.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_legacy_of_faithfulness.htm">The Legacy of Faithfulness</a></b><br>Josiah's actions remind us that our deeds and faithfulness to God can leave a lasting legacy. We are encouraged to live in a way that honors God and influences others positively.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_scripture_in_reform.htm">The Role of Scripture in Reform</a></b><br>Josiah's reforms were driven by his discovery of the Book of the Law. This highlights the transformative power of Scripture in guiding personal and communal renewal. We should immerse ourselves in God's Word to discern His will for our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_necessity_of_repentance_and_renewal.htm">The Necessity of Repentance and Renewal</a></b><br>Josiah's efforts to rid Judah of idolatry demonstrate the need for continual repentance and renewal in our spiritual lives. We must regularly examine our hearts and remove anything that hinders our relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 23</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_2_chronicles_28_events_verifiable.htm">Are the large-scale military defeats and deportations in 2 Chronicles 28 verifiable through existing sources?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_2_chron._35_and_2_kings_23_differ.htm">Why do 2 Chronicles 35 and 2 Kings 23 differ in their accounts of Josiah’s death, raising questions about the actual historical events?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_was_uzziah_buried_honorably.htm">Why does 2 Chronicles 26:23 indicate an honorable burial for Uzziah despite his long period of isolation, and is there any extrabiblical support for this?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_josiah's_passover_scale_plausible.htm">Is the reported scale of Josiah's Passover celebration (2 Kings 23:21-23) historically plausible, given scant external corroboration?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/23.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28-30) Josiah's end. The historical abstract broken off at <a href="/2_kings/22-2.htm" title="And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.">2Kings 22:2</a> is now continued. (Comp. the more detailed account in <a href="/2_chronicles/35-20.htm" title="After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Charchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.">2Chronicles 35:20</a> <span class= "ital">seq</span>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 28-30.</span> - The events of Josiah's reign from his eighteenth to his thirty-first year are left a blank, both here and in Chronicles. Politically, the time was a stirring one. The great invasion of Western Asia by the Scythic hordes (Herod., 1:103-106), which is alluded to by <a href="/jeremiah/6-1.htm">Jeremiah 6:1-5</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/38.htm">Ezekiel 38, 39</a>, and perhaps by <a href="/zephaniah/2-6.htm">Zephaniah 2:6</a>, probably belongs to it; as also the attack of Psamatik I. upon Philistia (Herod., 2:105), the fall of the Assyrian empire (circ. <span class="date">B.C. 617</span>), and the destruction of Nineveh: the establishment of the independence of Babylon, and her rise to greatness; together with the transfer of power in the central part of Western Asia, from the Assyrians to the Medea. Amid the dangers which beset him, Josiah appears to have conducted himself prudently, gradually extending his power over Samaria and Galilee, without coming into hostile collision with any of the neighboring nations, until about the year <span class="date">B.C. 609</span> or 608, when his land was invaded by Pharaoh-Nechoh, the Neku of the Egyptian monuments. Josiah felt himself called upon to resist this invasion, and, in doing so, met his death (vers. 29, 30). <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 28.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did.</span> Josiah was reckoned a good rather than a great king. No mention is made of his "might." The writer of Chronicles (<a href="/2_chronicles/35-26.htm">2 Chronicles 35:26</a>) commemorates his "kindnesses" or "his good deeds." The son of Sirach speaks of his "upright" behavior (Ecclus. 49:2). Josephus ('Ant. Jud.,' 10:4. § 1) praises his "justice" and his "piety," and says (ibid., 10:4. § 5) his later years were passed "in peace and opulence." <span class="cmt_word">Are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?</span> (see <a href="/2_chronicles/35-27.htm">2 Chronicles 35:27</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/23-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">As for the rest</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיֶ֛תֶר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ye·ṯer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3499.htm">Strong's 3499: </a> </span><span class="str2">An overhanging, an excess, superiority, remainder, a small rope</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the acts</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבְרֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(diḇ·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Josiah,</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yō·šî·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2977.htm">Strong's 2977: </a> </span><span class="str2">Josiah -- 'Yah supports', two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">along with all</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his accomplishments,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are they not written</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּתוּבִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ṯū·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3789.htm">Strong's 3789: </a> </span><span class="str2">To grave, to write</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the Book</span><br /><span class="heb">סֵ֛פֶר</span> <span class="translit">(sê·p̄er)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5612.htm">Strong's 5612: </a> </span><span class="str2">A missive, document, writing, book</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Chronicles</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבְרֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(diḇ·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Kings</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמַלְכֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·mal·ḵê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Judah?</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/23-28.htm">2 Kings 23:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/23-28.htm">2 Kings 23:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/23-28.htm">2 Kings 23:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/23-28.htm">2 Kings 23:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/23-28.htm">2 Kings 23:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/23-28.htm">2 Kings 23:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/23-28.htm">2 Kings 23:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/23-28.htm">2 Kings 23:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/23-28.htm">2 Kings 23:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/23-28.htm">2 Kings 23:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/23-28.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 23:28 Now the rest of the acts (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/23-27.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 23:27"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 23:27" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/23-29.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 23:29"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 23:29" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>