2 Kings 23:28

2Ki 23:28 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?

Ver. 28. Now the rest of the acts, &c.] See 1Ki 15:23.

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23:28-30 The closing details of Josiah’s reign include a historical notice of his death at the hands of Pharaoh Neco (see also 2 Chr 35:20-25).

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(28-30) Josiah’s end. The historical abstract broken off at 2Ki_22:2 is now continued. (Comp. the more detailed account in 2Ch_35:20 seq.)

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And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo,.... They took him out of the chariot in which he was wounded, and put him into another, where he died of his wounds by the way; being mortally wounded, he is said to be dead, or a dead man, see Ch2 35:24.

and brought him to Jerusalem; which, according to Bunting (b), was forty four miles from Megiddo:

and buried him in his own sepulchre; which either he had provided for himself in his lifetime, or which in common belonged to the kings of Judah, see Ch2 35:24.

and the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father's stead; though he was not the eldest son, Jehoiakim, who was afterwards placed in his room, being two years older, as appears from Kg2 23:31 and this is the reason, as the Jewish commentators in general agree, that he was anointed; which they say was never done to the son of a king, unless there was a competitor, or some objection to, or dispute about, the succession, as in the case of Solomon and others.

(b) Travels, &c. p. 188.

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Josiah lived for 13 years after the celebration of his great Passover. Of this period we know absolutely nothing, except that in the course of it he seems to have submitted himself to Nabopolassar; who, after the fall of Nineveh, was accepted as the legitimate successor of the Assyrian monarchs by all the nations of the western coast. Josiah, after perhaps a little hesitation (see Jer 2:18, Jer 2:36), followed the example of his neighbors, and frankly accepted the position of an Assyro-Babylonian tributary. In this state matters remained until 608 B.C., when the great events happened which are narrated in 2Ki 23:29.

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Vers. 28-30. 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 Jer_6:1-5, Eze 38 Eze 39, and perhaps by Zep_2:6, probably belongs to it; as also the attack of Psamatik I upon Philistia (Herod., 2:105), the fall of the Assyrian empire (circ. B.C. 617), 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 B.C. 609 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).

Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did. Josiah was reckoned a good rather than a great king. No mention is made of his "might." The writer of Chronicles (2Ch_35:26) commemorates his "kindnesses" or "his good deeds." The son of Sirach speaks of his "upright" behavior (Ecc 49:2). Josephus ("Ant. Jud.," 10:4. praises his "justice" and his "piety," and says (ibid., 10:4. later years were passed "in peace and opulence." Are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?. (see 2Ch_35:27)

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are they not written ... Judah?

This can be expressed in active form and assumes that the answer is positive. The question is rhetorical and is used for emphasis. See how you translated this in 2 Kings 8:23. AT: "you can find them ... Judah." (See: Active or Passive and Rhetorical Question)

In his days, Pharaoh Necho, king of Egypt

"During the time of Josiah, Pharaoh Necho, king of Egypt"

Necho ... Megiddo

Necho is the name of a man. Megiddo is the name of a city. (See: How to Translate Names)

translationWords

king

kingdom of Judah

Pharaoh

Egypt

Assyria

Euphrates River

servant

chariot

bury

grave

anoint

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