2 Chronicles 35:25

And Jeremias mourned over Josias, and all the chief men and chief women uttered a lamentation over Josias until this day: and they made it an ordinance for Israel, and, behold, it is written in the lamentations.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations.

In Context

24And his servants lifted him out of the chariot, and put him in the second chariot which he had, and brought him to Jerusalem; and he died, and was buried with his fathers: and all Juda and Jerusalem lamented over Josias.

26And the rest of the acts of Josias, and his hope, are written in the law of the Lord.

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Cross References

Judges 11:40and it was an ordinance in Israel, That the daughters of Israel went from + 11:40 Period of days, i. e. year.year to year to bewail the daughter of Jephthae the Galaadite for four days in a year.

Job 3:8But let him that curses that day curse it, even he that is ready to attack the great whale.

Jeremiah 9:17and let them take up a lamentation for you, and let your eyes pour down tears, and your eyelids drop water.

Jeremiah 22:20Go up to Libanus, and cry; and utter thy voice to Basan, and cry aloud to the extremity of the sea: for all thy lovers are destroyed.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 35:21-27

The Death of Josiah. ( b. c. 610.) 20 After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Carchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him. 21 But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not. 22 Nevertheless Josiah would not turn… Read the whole commentary →

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