Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and didn’t listen to the words of Neco from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
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Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and didn’t listen to the words of Neco from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
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Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
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Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Neco, from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
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Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 35:22 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Judges 5:19 “The kings came and fought, then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo. They took no plunder of silver.
- 2 Chronicles 18:29 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself, and go into the battle; but you put on your robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went into the battle.
- 1 Kings 22:30 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself, and go into the battle; but you put on your robes.” The king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.
- 2 Chronicles 35:21 But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, “What have I to do with you, you king of Judah? I come not against you today, but against the house with which I have war. God has commanded me to make haste. Beware that it is God who is with me, that he not destroy you.”
- Joshua 9:14 The men sampled their provisions, and didn’t ask counsel from Yahweh’s mouth.
- 1 Kings 14:2 Jeroboam said to his wife, “Please get up and disguise yourself, so that you won’t be recognized as Jeroboam’s wife. Go to Shiloh. Behold, Ahijah the prophet is there, who said that I would be king over this people.
- 1 Kings 22:34 A certain man drew his bow at random, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of the armor. Therefore he said to the driver of his chariot, “Turn your hand, and carry me out of the battle; for I am severely wounded.”
- 2 Kings 9:27 But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. Jehu followed after him, and said, “Strike him also in the chariot!” They struck him at the ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam. He fled to Megiddo, and died there.
- 2 Kings 23:30 His servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and 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.
- 2 Chronicles 18:4-6 Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for Yahweh’s word.” Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear?” They said, “Go up; for God will deliver it into the hand of the king.” But Jehoshaphat said, “Isn’t there here a prophet of Yahweh besides, that we may inquire of him?”
- Zechariah 12:11 In that day there will be a great mourning in Jerusalem, like the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.
- Revelation 16:16 He gathered them together into the place which is called in Hebrew, “Megiddo”.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain That is, armed himself, or disguised himself, because he…
That is, armed himself, or disguised himself, because he might not be known.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 35:22 Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face…
2Ch 35:22 Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
Ver. 22. Nevertheless Josiah, &c.] See 2Ki 23:29. He should have considered that the chance of war is uncertain, and oft mischievous to both sides, &c.
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And hearkened not unto the words of Necho.] Woe then to such as hearken not to the undoubted words of God, in the mouths of his faithful ministers.
In the valley of Megiddo.] Forty-four miles from Jerusalem.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Josiah would not turn his face from him; being…
Josiah would not turn his face from him; being peradventure encouraged to do so by a misinterpretation of that promise made to him, 2Ch 34:28,
Thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace: thus God overrules the errors and miscarriages of men to the accomplishment of his own counsels.
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Disguised himself; changed his habit, that he might not give his enemies the advantage of aiming at his person, which he wisely thought they would do, that being a likely course to end their trouble, as indeed it proved.
Unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God; either,
1. Which Pharaoh sent to him in the name of God, or as coming from God’s month. Or rather,
2. Which Pharaoh received from the month of God, who was pleased some way or other to impart his mind to him; and which Pharaoh acquainted him with by the command of God. And therefore Josiah is here blamed for not hearkening to this message. Although, if he sinned herein, it was only a sin of ignorance, for he did not know that God had spoken this to Pharaoh, and was not bound to believe his testimony, which he had good reason to suspect in this matter. Yet, methinks, he ought so far to have regarded it, as to have inquired the mind of God about it; which he neglected to do, and therefore he cannot be wholly excused, and is here taxed for it.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the archers shot at King Josiah,.... For, though…
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, Kg1 22:34.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Hearkened not - How can we think to prosper…
Hearkened not - How can we think to prosper in our ways, if we do not acknowledge God in them!
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Ch 35:22. Josiah would not turn his face from…
2Ch 35:22. Josiah would not turn his face from him — Being, peradventure, encouraged to go out against him by a misinterpretation of that promise made to him, chap. 2Ch 34:28, Thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace. Thus God overrules the errors and miscarriages of men to the accomplishment of his own counsels. But disguised himself — Changed his habit, that he might not give his enemies the advantage of aiming at his person, which he wisely thought they would do, that being a likely course to end their trouble, as indeed it proved. And hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God — Either, 1st, which Pharaoh sent to him in the name of God; or rather, 2d, which Pharaoh received from the mouth of God; who was pleased, some way or other, to impart his mind to him, and which Pharaoh acquainted him with by the command of God. And therefore Josiah is here blamed for not hearkening to this message: although, if he sinned herein, it was only a sin of ignorance, for he did not know that God had spoken this to Pharaoh, and was not bound to believe his testimony, which he had good reason to suspect in this matter. Yet, it seems, he ought so far to have regarded it, as to have inquired into the mind of God about it, which he neglected to do, and therefore cannot be wholly excused. How can we think to prosper in our ways, if we do not acknowledge God in them?
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Disguised himself - Compare the marginal reference. But most…
Disguised himself - Compare the marginal reference. But most modern critics are dissatisfied with this sense in this place, and prefer to render “equipped himself;” or - with the Septuagint - adopt another reading, and render “took courage.”
The words of Necho from the mouth of God - The author apparently regarded Necho’s words as actually prophetic - a warning to which Josiah ought to have listened - sent him by God to make him pause - though not spoken by divine inspiration, or in consequence of any supernatural revelation of the divine will to the Egyptian king. Compare the “prophecy” of Caiaphas, Joh 11:51.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Prepared. Heb. "disguised himself," like Achab; (C.) or set…
Prepared. Heb. "disguised himself," like Achab; (C.) or set his army in array. Sept. "he was bent on fighting him." H. --- He supposed that Pharao intended to invade his dominions, and God would withdraw him from the world. W.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 22. disguised himself] Josiah, like Ahab (2Ch_18:29), took the…
22. disguised himself] Josiah, like Ahab (2Ch_18:29), took the warning so far seriously as to think that his life was in danger and that he would be safer fighting in disguise. The ἐκραταιώθη (“was strengthened”) of the LXX. represents an inferior reading.
the valley of Megiddo] Cp. Jdg_5:19; Zec_12:11. In 1Es_1:29, “the plain of Megiddo.” The whole (or perhaps only the western part) of the plain of Esdrelon is meant; cp. 1Ch_10:7, note.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (22) But disguised himself.—Like Ahab (2Ch_18:29). The LXX. reads,…
(22) But disguised himself.—Like Ahab (2Ch_18:29). The LXX. reads, “he strengthened himself,” or “persisted” (ἐκραταιώθη). (Comp. 3 Esdr. 1:28.) This implies the reading hithchazzaq instead of hithchappêsh. It is wholly unlikely that “disguised himself” is used in the figurative sense of “departed from his true cha racter,” as Keil and Zöckler think.
The words of Necho from the mouth of God.—The warning of Necho was really divine, as the event proved. For “words of Necho,” 3 Esdr. 1:26 has, “words of the prophet Jeremiah;” but there is no trace of such a warning in the extant prophecies bearing his name.
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In the valley of Megiddo.—The valley of the Kishon, where Deborah and Barak had fought in the olden time against Jabin and Sisera. Herodotus (ii. 159) calls the place Magdolus. (See on 2Ki_23:29.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Would not turn his face. (so 2Ch_25:17 and its…
Would not turn his face. (so 2Ch_25:17 and its parallel, 2Ki_14:8) Disguised himself. This is, possibly enough, the intention of the word, but it is more probable that the simple meaning is fully armed himself. The Septuagint has strengthened himself. Hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God. Unless these words are intended to convey really their patent and most natural import, it is tenfold strange that they should find a place in the compilation of the Chronicles. It is indeed possible that they might purport, from the pen of the writer of Chronicles, that in point of fact the words of Necho had been the permitted warning, though not the actually dictated language of God. The genius of the whole passage strongly reminds us of 2Ch_25:17, 2Ch_25:19-21; and its parallel in 2Ki
14. In the valley of Megiddo; i.e. among those hills which separate the country of the coast from Esdraelon a valley as that "of Kishon" (see Stanley"s "Sinai and Palestine," pp. 356, 339, 347; but see also Conder"s "Handbook," p. 287, where a different view is taken).
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 He disguised himself
He disguised himself
Josiah disguised himself so that the other armies would not recognize him.
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fight with him
The word "him" refers to Necho who represents himself accompanied by his army. AT: "fight with the army of Egypt" (See: Synecdoche)
that had come from the mouth of God
Here God is represented by his "mouth" to emphasize his speech. AT: "that had come from God" or "that God had said to him" (See: Synecdoche)
so he went
The word "he" refers to Josiah who represents himself accompanied by his army. AT: "so he and his army went" (See: Synecdoche)
the Valley of Megiddo
This is the name of a place. (See: How to Translate Names)
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