19 This Passover was kept in [a]the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah.

20 (A)After all this, when Josiah had prepared the Temple Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against [b]Carchemish by [c]Perath and Josiah went out against him.

21 But he sent messengers 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 [d]of mine enemy, and God commanded me to make haste: leave off to come against God, which is with me, lest he destroy thee.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 35:19 Which was in his six and twentieth year of his age.
  2. 2 Chronicles 35:20 Which was a city of the Assyrians, and Josiah fearing lest he passing through Judah, would have taken his kingdom, made war against him, and consulted not with the Lord.
  3. 2 Chronicles 35:20 Or, Euphrates.
  4. 2 Chronicles 35:21 Hebrew, of my battle.

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