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2 Chronicles 35:23

Archers shot King Josiah; the king ordered his servants, "Take me out of this chariot, for I am seriously wounded."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Egyptians;   Josiah;   Megiddo;   Pharaoh;   Rashness;   Thompson Chain Reference - Archers;   Josiah;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Hadadrimmon;   Necho or Pharaoh-Necho;   Pharaoh;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Jehoiakim;   Josiah;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Apocrypha;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Esdraelon;   Hadad-Rimmon;   Josiah;   Megiddo;   Necho Ii;   Pharaoh;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Alliances;   Babel;   Hadad-Rimmon;   Jeremiah;   Lamentations;   Megiddo;   Pharaoh;   Psalms;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Arms and Armor;   Carchemish;   Esdraelon;   Megiddo;   Neco;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Egypt;   Hadadrimmon ;   Josiah ;   Zechariah, Prophecy of;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Armageddon;   Hadad-rimmon;   Judah the kingdom of;   Megiddo;   Pharaoh;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Megid'do;   Pha'raoh,;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Egypt;   Esdras, the First Book of;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Battle system of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Asa;   Medicine;   Rabbah B. Mari;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The archers shot King Josiah, and he said to his servants, “Take me away, for I am severely wounded!”
Hebrew Names Version
The archers shot at king Yoshiyahu; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.
King James Version
And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.
English Standard Version
And the archers shot King Josiah. And the king said to his servants, "Take me away, for I am badly wounded."
New Century Version
In the battle King Josiah was shot by archers. He told his servants, "Take me away because I am badly wounded."
Amplified Bible
The archers shot King Josiah, and the king said to his servants, "Take me away, for I am badly wounded."
New American Standard Bible
The archers shot King Josiah, and the king said to his servants, "Take me away, for I am badly wounded."
World English Bible
The archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the shooters shot at king Iosiah: then the King saide to his seruants, Cary me away, for I am very sicke.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the archers shot King Josiah, and the king said to his servants, "Take me away, for I am badly wounded."
Berean Standard Bible
There the archers shot King Josiah, who said to his servants, "Take me away, for I am severely wounded!"
Contemporary English Version
During the battle an Egyptian soldier shot Josiah with an arrow. Josiah told his servants, "Get me out of here! I've been hit."
Complete Jewish Bible
There archers shot King Yoshiyahu. The king said to his servants, "Take me away, because I'm badly wounded."
Darby Translation
And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away, for I am sore wounded.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then King Josiah was shot by arrows while he was in the battle. He told his servants, "Take me away, I am wounded badly!"
George Lamsa Translation
Then Pharaoh the lame shot two arrows at Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Take me away; for I am severely wounded.
Good News Translation
During the battle King Josiah was struck by Egyptian arrows. He ordered his servants, "Take me away; I'm badly hurt!"
Lexham English Bible
And the archers shot King Josiah, and the king said to his servants, "Take me away, for I am badly wounded."
Literal Translation
And the archers shot at King Josiah. And the king said to his servants, Carry me out, for I am severely wounded.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But the Archers shot at kynge Iosias. And the kynge sayde vnto his seruauntes: Cary me awaye, for I am sore wounded.
American Standard Version
And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.
Bible in Basic English
And the bowmen sent their arrows at King Josiah, and the king said to his servants, Take me away, for I am badly wounded.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the shooters shot dartes at king Iosia: And the king sayde to his seruauntes, Carie me away, for I am sore wounded.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants: 'Have me away; for I am sore wounded.'
King James Version (1611)
And the archers shot at king Iosiah: and the King saide to his seruants, Haue mee away, for I am sore wounded.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the archers shot at king Josias; and the king said to his servants, Take me away, for I am severely wounded.
English Revised Version
And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And there he was woundide of archeris, and seide to hise children, `Lede ye me out of the batel, for Y am woundid greetli.
Update Bible Version
And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his slaves, Take me away; for I am critically wounded.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am severely wounded.
New King James Version
And the archers shot King Josiah; and the king said to his servants, "Take me away, for I am severely wounded."
New Living Translation
But the enemy archers hit King Josiah with their arrows and wounded him. He cried out to his men, "Take me from the battle, for I am badly wounded!"
New Life Bible
And the bowmen shot King Josiah. The king told his servants, "Take me away, for I am hurt."
New Revised Standard
The archers shot King Josiah; and the king said to his servants, "Take me away, for I am badly wounded."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the archers shot at King Josiah, - and the king said unto his servants, Take me away, for I am sore wounded.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And there he was wounded by the archers, and he said to his servants: Carry me out of the battle, for I am grievously wounded.
Revised Standard Version
And the archers shot King Josi'ah; and the king said to his servants, "Take me away, for I am badly wounded."
Young's Literal Translation
and the archers shoot at king Josiah, and the king saith to his servants, `Remove me, for I have become very sick.'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The archers shot King Josiah, and the king said to his servants, "Take me away, for I am badly wounded."

Contextual Overview

20 After Josiah had done all this for the temple, King Necho of Egypt marched up to do battle at Carchemish on the Euphrates River. Josiah marched out to oppose him. 21 Necho sent messengers to him, saying, "Why are you opposing me, O king of Judah? I am not attacking you today, but the kingdom with which I am at war. God told me to hurry. Stop opposing God, who is with me, or else he will destroy you." 22 But Josiah did not turn back from him; he disguised himself for battle. He did not take seriously the words of Necho which he had received from God; he went to fight him in the Plain of Megiddo. 23 Archers shot King Josiah; the king ordered his servants, "Take me out of this chariot, for I am seriously wounded." 24 So his servants took him out of the chariot, put him in another chariot that he owned, and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died. He was buried in the tombs of his ancestors; all the people of Judah and Jerusalem mourned Josiah. 25 Jeremiah composed laments for Josiah which all the male and female singers use to mourn Josiah to this very day. It has become customary in Israel to sing these; they are recorded in the Book of Laments. 26 The rest of the events of Josiah's reign, including the faithful acts he did in obedience to what is written in the law of the Lord 27 and his accomplishments, from start to finish, are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Israel and Judah.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the archers: 2 Chronicles 18:33, Genesis 49:23, 2 Kings 9:24, Lamentations 3:13

wounded: Heb. made sick, 1 Kings 22:34, 2 Kings 8:29

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 18:29 - the king Jeremiah 22:10 - Weep ye

Cross-References

Genesis 33:2
He put the servants and their children in front, with Leah and her children behind them, and Rachel and Joseph behind them.
Genesis 35:2
So Jacob told his household and all who were with him, "Get rid of the foreign gods you have among you. Purify yourselves and change your clothes.
Genesis 35:4
So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods that were in their possession and the rings that were in their ears. Jacob buried them under the oak near Shechem
Genesis 35:8
(Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel; thus it was named Oak of Weeping.)
Genesis 35:15
Jacob named the place where God spoke with him Bethel.
Genesis 35:18
With her dying breath, she named him Ben Oni. But his father called him Benjamin instead.
Genesis 35:20
Jacob set up a marker over her grave; it is the Marker of Rachel's Grave to this day.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the archers shot at King Josiah,.... For, though disguised, he appeared to be a general officer, and indeed chief commander, and therefore aimed at him, and pressed him hard:

and the king said to his servants, have me away, for I am wounded; as Ahab said, when in the like case, 1 Kings 22:34.


 
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