2 Kings 23:30 “From Megiddo his servants carried his body in a chariot, brought him t…”

2 Kings 23:30

From Megiddo his servants carried his body in a chariot, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in place of his father.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father’s stead.

World English Bible

His servants carried him dead in a chariot from Megiddo, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. The people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father’s place.

American Standard Version

Geneva Bible 1599

Then his seruants caryed him dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Ierusalem, and buried him in his owne sepulchre. And the people of the lande tooke Iehoahaz the sonne of Iosiah, and anointed him, and made him King in his fathers steade.

Darby Translation

Young's Literal Translation

And his servants cause him to ride dying from Megiddo, and bring him in to Jerusalem, and bury him in his own grave, and the people of the land take Jehoahaz son of Josiah, and anoint him, and cause him to reign instead of his father.

Bible in Basic English

And his servants took his body in a carriage from Megiddo to Jerusalem, and put him into the earth there. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz, the son of Josiah, and put the holy oil on him and made him king in place of his father.

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Cross references

“servants”

2 Kings 9:28 1 Kings 22:33–38 2 Chronicles 35:24

2 Kings 9:28 · BSB

Then his servants carried him by chariot to Jerusalem and buried him with his fathers in his tomb in the City of David.

1 Kings 22:33–38 · BSB

And when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.

2 Chronicles 35:24 · BSB

So his servants took him out of his chariot, put him in his second chariot, and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died. And Josiah was buried in the tomb of his fathers, and all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him.

“the people”

2 Kings 14:21 2 Kings 21:24 2 Chronicles 36:1 2 Chronicles 36:2–4

2 Kings 14:21 · BSB

Then all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.

2 Kings 21:24 · BSB

But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place.

2 Chronicles 36:1 · BSB

Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.

2 Chronicles 36:2–4 · BSB

Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

29During Josiah’s reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went out to confront him, but Neco faced him and killed him at Megiddo.

31Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.

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