1 Esdras 1:27-29

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²⁷ He joined battle with him in the plain of Megiddo, and the commanders came down against King Josiah. ²⁸ The king said to his servants, “Take me away from the battle, for I am very weak.” And immediately his servants took him out of the line of battle. ²⁹ He got into his second chariot, and after he was brought back to Jerusalem he died and was buried in the tomb of his ancestors.