2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 Chronicles 35:20 Josiah died while confronting Pharaoh Neco II at Megiddo in 609 B.C. The Egyptian king was bringing his army north to help the Assyrians fight against Babylon. Apparently Josiah decided to seek favor with Babylon by opposing the Egyptians (see note on 2 Kings 23:28–30). This suggests that he was no longer trusting in the Lord. Josiah had sought to follow God’s words from the rediscovered Book of the Law and from Huldah the prophetess (2 Chronicles 34:19, 2 Chronicles 34:26), but now he failed to listen to the words of Neco from the mouth of God (2 Chronicles 35:22). (God was speaking even through this Egyptian king, warning Josiah against meddling in a war between Babylon and Egypt.) Nevertheless, Josiah’s reign is judged very positively. the Laments (v. 2 Chronicles 35:25). Not the biblical book of Lamentations 1:1.

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