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22 But Josiah wouldn’t turn around. In fact, he put on a disguise so he could fight Neco.[a] He wouldn’t listen to what God told him through what Neco had to say, and as a result, Josiah came to attack Neco[b] on the Megiddo plain. 23 Some archers shot King Josiah, and the king told his servants, “Take me away, because I’m badly wounded.” 24 So his servants removed him from the chariot he was in and carried him away in a backup chariot that he had and took him back to Jerusalem, where he died and was buried in the tombs of his ancestors. All of Judah and Jerusalem went into mourning for Josiah.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 35:22 Lit. him
  2. 2 Chronicles 35:22 The Heb. lacks Neco