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In the Kings account, Josiah dies at Meggido having been killed by Neco, but in the Chronicles account, Josiah dies in Jerusalem as a result of injuries sustained.
No other archaeological evidence of Josiah's religious reforms has been discovered, [63] with a possible exception being at Tel Dothan. [29] The date of Josiah's death can be established fairly accurately.
Jul 26, 2009 · 2 Chronicles 35:22 gives the immediate answer. After Neco told Josiah he didn’t want to fight, and that God had told him to accomplish his mission, v. 22 says, “Josiah did not listen to the words of Neco from the mouth of God, but came to fight in the plain of Megiddo.”.
Josiah Dies in Battle. 20 After Josiah had finished restoring the Temple, King Neco of Egypt led his army up from Egypt to do battle at Carchemish on the Euphrates River, and Josiah and his army marched out to fight him. 21 But King Neco sent messengers to Josiah with this message:
Josiah Dies in Battle. 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? 29 In his days Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt went [a]to the aid of the king of Assyria, to the River Euphrates; and King Josiah went against him.
Jun 15, 2022 · Josiah died in battle against the Egyptian Pharaoh Necho at Megiddo. King Josiah was buried in Jerusalem in his own tomb, and his son Jehoahaztook the role of king. Much can be learned from Josiah’s life that is positive. First, Josiah shows the influence a person can have from a very young age.
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Josiah was mortally wounded, and died before he could reach Jerusalem. He was buried with extraordinary honors. The son of Zephaniah, at whose house took place the solemn and symbolical crowning of Joshua the high priest. (Zechariah 6:10) (B.C. about 1520.) ATS Bible Dictionary. Josiah.
