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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.

25 Jeremiah sang a lament for Josiah, and all the male and female singers recite that lamentation about Josiah to this day. In fact, they made singing it an ordinance in Israel, and they are recorded in the Lamentations.[a] 26 Now the rest of the accomplishments of Josiah, including his faithful acts of devotion as required in the Law of the Lord,

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  1. 2 Chronicles 35:25 This is not a reference to the Book of Lamentations in the Bible.