2 Kings 23:30
“And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father's stead.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord,.... Committed idolatry:
according to all that his fathers had…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Dead - It appears from a comparison of this passage with 2 Chronicles (marginal reference) that Josiah was not actually…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Dead from Megiddo - The word מת meth should here be considered as a participle, dying, for it is certain he was not…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Kings 23:25-30
Upon the reading of these verses we must say, Lord, though thy righteousness be as the great mountains - evident,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
carried himin a chariot] The italics are wrong as also in 2Ki 9:28. The verb signifies -to carry in a chariot". The R.V.…
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