2 Kings 23:30
Good News Translation
His officials placed his body in a chariot and took it back to Jerusalem, where he was buried in the royal tombs. The people of Judah chose Josiah's son Joahaz and anointed him king.

New Revised Standard Version
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 son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in place of his father.

Contemporary English Version
A few of Josiah's servants put his body in a chariot and took it back to Jerusalem, where they buried it in his own tomb. Then the people of Judah found his son Jehoahaz and poured olive oil on his head to show that he was their new king.

New American Bible
His servants brought his body on a chariot from Megiddo to Jerusalem, where they buried him in his own grave. Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz, son of Josiah, anointed him, and proclaimed him king to succeed his father.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And his servants carried him dead from Mageddo: and they brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the people of the land took Joachaz, the son of Josias: and they anointed him, and made him king in his father's stead.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And his servants carried him dead from Mageddo: and they brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the people of the land took Joachaz, the son of Josias: and they anointed him, and made him king in his father's stead.

servants.

2 Kings 9:28 And his servants laid him upon his chariot, and carried him to Jerusalem: and they buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers, in the city of David.

1 Kings 22:33-38 And the captains of the chariots perceived that he was not the king of Israel, and they turned away from him. . . .

2 Chronicles 35:24 And they removed him from the chariot into another, that followed him after the manner of kings, and they carried him away to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in the monument of his fathers, and all Juda and Jerusalem mourned for him,

the people.

2 Kings 14:21 And all the people of Juda took Azarias, who was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father, Amasias.

2 Kings 21:24 But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon: and made Josias, his son, their king in his stead.

2 Chronicles 36:1,2-4 Then the people of the land took Joachaz the son of Josias, and made him king instead of his father in Jerusalem. . . .

Context
The Death of Josiah
29In his days Pharao Nechao, king of Egypt, went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josias went to meet him: and was slain at Mageddo, when he had seen him. 30And his servants carried him dead from Mageddo: and they brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the people of the land took Joachaz, the son of Josias: and they anointed him, and made him king in his father's stead.
Cross References
2 Kings 9:28
And his servants laid him upon his chariot, and carried him to Jerusalem: and they buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers, in the city of David.

2 Kings 22:20
Therefore I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy sepulchre in peace; that thy eyes may not see all the evils which I will bring upon this place.

2 Chronicles 35:20
After that Josias had repaired the temple, Nechao king of Egypt came up to fight in Charcamis by the Euphrates: and Josias went out to meet him.

2 Chronicles 36:1
Then the people of the land took Joachaz the son of Josias, and made him king instead of his father in Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 22:11
For thus saith the Lord to Sellum the son of Josias the king of Juda, who reigned instead of his father, who went forth out of this place: He shall return hither no more:

Ezekiel 19:1
Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,

2 Kings 23:29
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