"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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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
an...
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CHAPTER 35 THE KEEPING OF THE PASSOVER AND JOSIAH'S DEATH
_ 1. The Passover kept (2 Chronicles 35:1)_
2. The death of Josiah (2 Chronicles 35:20)
In the eighteenth year of his reign, Josiah, like hi...
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2 Chronicles 34:1 to 2 Chronicles 35:27. THE REIGN OF JOSIAH. See
notes on 2 Kings 22, 2 Kings 23:1, which form the basis of the
Chronicler's account; but he has made many alterations in accordance
wi...
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DISGUISED HIMSELF. As Ahab had done (2 Chronicles 18:29; 1 Kings
22:30).
MEGIDDO. Compare 2 Kings 23:29....
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_disguised himself_ Josiah, like Ahab (2 Chronicles 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
(...
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BUT DISGUISED HIMSELF— _But encouraged himself._ Houbigant; who, in
the 15th verse, instead of _the king's seer,_ reads, _the king's
seers._...
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LESSON TWENTY-FOUR 34-36
JOSIAH'S REFORMATION THE LAST DAYS OF THE SOUTHERN KINGDOM BABYLONIAN
CAPTIVITY. THE DECREE OF CYRUS
17. THE REIGN OF JOSIAH (Chapter 34-35)
INTRODUCTION
Josiah and Hilkiah...
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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 VA...
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35:22 valley (b-40) See Note to Joshua 11:8 ....
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REIGN OF JOSIAH (CONCLUDED)
This chapter contains an account of how Josiah celebrates the
Passover, and how he provoked Necho the king of Egypt, and was slain
at Megiddo....
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2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE
The *Kingdom called Judah
2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 10 TO 36
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 35
JOSIAH’S *PASSOVER *FEAST – 2 CHRONICLES 35:1-19
V1 Josiah had a *P...
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BUT DISGUISED HIMSELF. — Like Ahab (2 Chronicles 18:29). The LXX.
reads, “he strengthened himself,” or “persisted”
(ἐκραταιώθη). (Comp. 3 Esdr. 1:28.) This implies the
reading _hithchazzaq_ instead of...
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וְ לֹֽא ־הֵסֵב֩ יֹאשִׁיָּ֨הוּ פָנָ֜יו
מִמֶּ֗נּוּ כִּ֤י לְ הִלָּחֵֽם ־בֹּו֙
הִתְחַפֵּ֔שׂ וְ לֹ֥א שָׁמַ֛ע...
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THE LAST KINGS OF JUDAH
2 Chronicles 34:1; 2 Chronicles 35:1; 2 Chronicles 36:1
WHATEVER influence Manasseh's reformation exercised over his people
generally, the taint of idolatry was not removed f...
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A FATAL CONFLICT
2 Chronicles 35:16
The huge masses of people were admitted according to their families
into the sacred courts, and the gates were closed as soon as these
were filled. Thus all the fa...
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This chapter gives us the story of the great Passover, in which,
following in the steps of Hezekiah, after the cleansing of the land
and the restoration of the people Josiah thus restored the great fe...
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Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but (l)
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...
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_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 with...
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We have here, as in all men, a shade to the character of Josiah. The
sequel in Josiah's death proves that what Necho, king of Egypt, told
Josiah, was well founded. Such a message therefore he ought to...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 33 THROUGH 36.
Manasseh, his son, who gave himself up to iniquity in spite of the
warnings of the prophets, brought desolation and ruin upon himself and
after...
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NEVERTHELESS, JOSIAH WOULD NOT TURN HIS FACE FROM HIM,.... Or withdraw
his forces, and go back:
BUT DISGUISED HIMSELF THAT HE MIGHT FIGHT WITH HIM; without being
personally known, and aimed at, see 1...
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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 val...
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_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. 2 Chronicles 34:28, _Thou shalt be gathered
to...
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1 Iosiah keepeth a most solemne Passeouer.
20 Hee prouoking Pharaoh Nechoh, is slaine at Megiddo.
25 Lamentations for Iosiah.
1 MOREOUER [NOTE: 2 Kings 23:21-22.] Iosiah kept a Passeouer vnto ye
LO...
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JOSIAH SLAIN AT MEGIDDO...
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AN EXCEPTIONAL PASSOVER
(vv.1-19)
So near to the end of the history of the kings of Israel it is
beautiful to see a Passover being kept, of which we are told, "There
had been no Passover kept in Is...
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20-27 The Scripture does not condemn Josiah's conduct in opposing
Pharaoh. Yet Josiah seems to deserve blame for not inquiring of the
Lord after he was warned; his death might be a rebuke for his
rash...
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JOSIAH WOULD NOT TURN HIS FACE FROM HIM; being peradventure encouraged
to do so by a misinterpretation of that promise made to him, 2
CHRONICLES 34:28, THOU SHALT BE GATHERED TO THY GRAVE IN PEACE: th...
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2 Chronicles 35:22 Josiah H2977 turn H5437 (H8689) face H6440
disguised H2664 (H8694) fight H3898 (H8736) heed H8085 (H8804) words
H1697 Necho H5224 mouth H6310 God H430 came H935 (H8799) fight H3898...
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CONTENTS: The passover kept. Death of Josiah.
CHARACTERS: God, Josiah, Pharaoh-Necho, Jeremiah.
CONCLUSION: Religion cannot flourish if the passover is neglected.
Christ, our passover, is sacrificed...
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2 Chronicles 35:3. _Put the holy ark in the house._ Perhaps in
idolatrous times the ark had been removed: and as the copy of the law
written by the hand of Moses had been concealed, we need wonder the...
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2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 35:20 Josiah died while
confronting Pharaoh NECO II at Megiddo in 609 B.C. The Egyptian king
was bringing his army north to help the Assyrians fight against
Babylon....
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CRITICAL NOTES.] The preparations for the Passover (2 Chronicles
35:1); the actual celebration (2 Chronicles 35:10); Josiah’s defeat
by Necho (2 Chronicles 35:20). 2 Kings 23:21 corresponds to this ch...
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EXPOSITION
This chapter of twenty-seven Verses, occupied with the account of
Josiah's great Passover (2 Chronicles 35:1), and his death in the
battle of Megiddo, waged by Necho King of Egypt with "Ca...
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The death of Josiah is declared in the latter part of chapter 35. And
what had happened is that the king of Egypt had come into the land and
was fighting up in the area of Megiddo and Josiah went up a...
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1 Kings 14:2; 1 Kings 22:30; 1 Kings 22:34; 2 Chronicles 18:29; 2
Chronicles 18:4; 2 Chronicles 35:21; 2 Kings 23:30; 2 Kings 9:27;
Joshua 9:14;...
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Hearkened not — How can we think to prosper in our ways, if we do
not acknowledge God in them!...