23And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.


In Context

20 After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Neco king of Egypt went up to fight against Carchemish by the Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.

21 But he sent ambassadors 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 wherewith I have war; and God hath commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.

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 Neco from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.

23 And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.

24 So his servants took him out of the chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had, and brought him to Jerusalem; and he died, and was buried in the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.

25 And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations unto this day; and they made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations.

2 Chronicles 35:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

35:23And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

35:23Archers shot King Josiah, and he told his officers, "Take me away; I am badly wounded."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

35:23And there he was wounded by the archers, and he said to his servants: Carry me out of the battle, for I am grievously wounded.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

35:23And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away, for I am sore wounded.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

35:23And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

35:23And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am severely wounded.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

35:23The archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, |Take me away, because I am seriously wounded!|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

35:23and the archers shoot at king Josiah, and the king saith to his servants, 'Remove me, for I have become very sick.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

35:23And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.