The archers shot King Josiah, and the king said to his servants, “Take me away, for I am badly wounded.”
Parallel translations
- WEB The archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, “Take me away, because I am seriously wounded!”
- KJV And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.
- BSB There the archers shot King Josiah, who said to his servants, “Take me away, for I am badly wounded!”
- NKJV And the archers shot King Josiah; and the king said to his servants, “Take me away, for I am severely wounded.”
- NLT But the enemy archers hit King Josiah with their arrows and wounded him. He cried out to his men, “Take me from the battle, for I am badly wounded!”
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Archers wound Josiah in battle, and he asks to be carried away because his injury is severe. The reforming king is mortally struck.
Overview
In the fighting at Megiddo, Josiah is gravely wounded by enemy archers and pleads to be removed from the field. His injury, sustained after disregarding God's warning, sets in motion the end of Judah's last great king. The scene marks the somber close of an era of reform and the beginning of Judah's swift decline.
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- 1 Kgs 22:34A certain man drew his bow at random, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of the armor. Therefore he said to the driver of his chariot, “Turn your hand, and carry me out of the battle; for I am severely wounded.”
- Gen 49:23The archers have severely grieved him, shot at him, and persecute him:
- 2 Kgs 9:24Jehu drew his bow with his full strength, and struck Joram between his arms; and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.
- 2 Kgs 8:29King Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel from the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.
- Lam 3:13He has caused the shafts of his quiver to enter into my kidneys.
- 2 Chr 18:33A certain man drew his bow at random, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of the armor. Therefore he said to the driver of the chariot, “Turn your hand, and carry me out of the army; for I am severely wounded.”
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