2 Chronicles 35 · Verse 24

2 Chronicles 35:24

His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in one of the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
2 Chronicles 35:24, King James Version

2 Chronicles 35:24 in other translations

BSBSo his servants took him out of his chariot, put him in his second chariot, and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died. And Josiah was buried in the tomb of his fathers, and all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him.
WEBSo 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 tombs of his fathers. All Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
ASVSo 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.
YLTAnd his servants remove him from the chariot, and cause him to ride on the second chariot that he hath, and cause him to go to Jerusalem, and he dieth, and is buried in the graves of his fathers, and all Judah and Jerusalem are mourning for Josiah,
DARBYAnd his servants took him out from 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.
BBESo his servants took him out of the line of war-carriages, and put him in his second carriage and took him to Jerusalem, where he came to his end, and they put his body in the resting-place of his fathers. And in all Judah and Jerusalem there was great weeping for Josiah.
WebsterHis servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in one of the sepulchers of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.

What does 2 Chronicles 35:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
24. took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot--the carriage he had for ordinary use, and which would be more comfortable for the royal sufferer than the war chariot. The death of this good king was the subject of universal and lasting regret.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 The second chariot - Perhaps this means no more than that they took Josiah out of his own chariot and put him into another, either for secrecy, or because his own had been disabled. The chariot into which he was put might have been that of the officer or aid-de-camp who attended his master to the war. See the note on 2Kgs 22:20.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 35:20-27

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 rashness, but it was a judgment on a hypocritical and wicked people. He that lives a life of repentance, faith, and obedience, cannot be affected by the sudden manner in which he is removed. The people lamented him. Many mourn…

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2 Chronicles 35:24 in the original Hebrew

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וַיַּֽעֲבִירֻ֨הוּvai.ya.'a.vi.Ru.huand they took away himH5674
עֲבָדָ֜יו'a.va.Davservants hisH5650
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗הha.mer.ka.Vahthe chariotH4818
וַֽיַּרְכִּיבֻהוּ֮vai.yar.ki.vu.Huand they made ride himH7392
עַ֣ל'alonH5921
רֶ֣כֶבRe.khev[the] chariot ofH7393
הַמִּשְׁנֶה֮ha.mish.Neh<the> secondH4932
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
לוֹ֒lo[belonged] to him
וַיּוֹלִיכֻ֙הוּ֙vai.yo.li.Khu.huand they brought himH1980
יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
וַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motand he diedH4191
וַיִּקָּבֵ֖רvai.yi.ka.Verand he was buriedH6912
בְּקִבְר֣וֹתbe.kiv.Rotin [the] graves ofH6913
אֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.Tavancestors hisH1
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
יְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םvi.Ru.sha.Limand JerusalemH3389
מִֽתְאַבְּלִ֖יםmit.'a.be.Lim[were] mourningH56
עַל\־'al-onH5921
יֹאשִׁיָּֽהוּ\׃\ \פyo.shi.Ya.huJosiahH2977

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 35:24

  • Zechariah 12:11

    In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.

  • 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.

  • Ecclesiastes 9:1-2

    For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them. All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.

  • 2 Chronicles 34:28

    Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king word again.

  • Ecclesiastes 8:14

    There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.

  • Psalms 36:6

    Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O Lord, thou preservest man and beast.

  • Genesis 41:43

    And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.

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the second.
Ge 41:43
they.
2Ki 23:30
died.
Ps 36:6; Ec 8:14; 9:1,2
in one of the. or, among the.
34:28
Judah.
Zec 12:11

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 35:23

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

  • 2 Chronicles 35:24

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

  • 2 Chronicles 35:25

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

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2 Chronicles 35:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces sus siervos lo quitaron de aquel carro, y pusiéronle en otro segundo carro que tenía, y lleváronle á Jerusalem, y murió; y sepultáronle en los sepulcros de sus padres. Y todo Judá y Jerusalem hizo duelo por Josías.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ses serviteurs l’ôtèrent du char, et le mirent sur un second char qu’il avait, et le conduisirent à Jérusalem. Et il mourut; et on l’enterra dans les sépulcres de ses pères; et tout Juda et Jérusalem menèrent deuil sur Josias.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und seine Knechte brachten ihn von dem Wagen hinweg und setzten ihn auf den zweiten Wagen, den er hatte, und führten ihn nach Jerusalem. Und er starb und wurde in den Gräbern seiner Väter begraben; und ganz Juda und Jerusalem trauerten um Josia.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Qui transtulerunt eum de curru in alterum currum, qui sequebatur eum more regio, et asportaverunt eum in Jerusalem: mortuusque est, et sepultus in mausoleo patrum suorum, et universus Juda et Jerusalem luxerunt eum.