26. But the king of Egypt sent to him, saying, What have I to do with you, O king of Judaea?
27. I am not sent out from the Lord God against you; for my war is upon Euphrates: and now the Lord is with me, yes, the Lord is with me hasting me forward: depart from me, and be not against the Lord.
28. Howbeit Josias did not turn back to his chariot, but undertook to fight with him, not regarding the words of the prophet Jeremy spoken by the mouth of the Lord:
29. but joined battle with him in the plain of Megiddo, and the princes came down against King Josias.
30. Then said the king to his servants, Carry me away out of the battle; for I am very weak. And immediately his servants carried him away out of the host.
31. Then got he up upon his second chariot; and being brought back to Jerusalem he died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his fathers.
32. And in all Jewry they mourned for Josias; and Jeremy the prophet lamented for Josias, and the chief men with the women made lamentation for him, to this day: and this was given out for an ordinance to be done continually in all the nation of Israel.
33. These things are written in the book of the histories of the kings of Judea, and every one of the acts that Josias did, and his glory, and his understanding in the law of the Lord, and the things that he had done before, and the things now recited, are reported in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
34. And the people took Joachaz the son of Josias, and made him king instead of Josias his father, when he was twenty and three years old.
35. And he reigned in Judah and in Jerusalem three months: and then the king of Egypt deposed him from reigning in Jerusalem.
36. And he set a tax upon the people of a hundred talents of silver and one talent of gold.