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2 Kings 23:28 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 28. 28Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
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Quick Meaning
This verse opens the thought unit and establishes its first action or speech: “Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in….” Its responsible meaning belongs to the complete movement “Josiah dies confronting Pharaoh-necho.”
Pharaoh-nechoh goes up, and Josiah goes against him
This verse is one part of that explanation in 2 Kings 23:28–30. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- 2 Kings 23:28–30
Read 2 Kings 23:28 with 23:28–30. The selected wording supplies one opening in the thought unit and establishes its first action or speech; the surrounding verses supply the causes, responses, and outcome summarized here: Josiah goes against Pharaoh-necho at Megiddo, is killed, and is buried in Jerusalem as the people anoint Jehoahaz.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within “Josiah dies confronting Pharaoh-necho,” 2 Kings 23:28 opens the thought unit and establishes its first action or speech through the wording “Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in….” Its placement is governed by this reviewed relationship: 2 Kings 23:24–27 establishes this prior movement: Josiah removes mediums, images, and abominations, receives unmatched praise for turning to Torah, yet the LORD's anger linked to Manasseh remains and Jerusalem is marked for rejection. 2 Kings 23:28–30 brings the preceding movement toward its narrated result or transition; that evidenced relationship, rather than database adjacency alone, explains its placement.
Read 2 Kings 23:28–30 together
Why these verses belong together: 2 Kings 23:28–30 forms one scene or regnal notice: Josiah goes against Pharaoh-necho at Megiddo, is killed, and is buried in Jerusalem as the people anoint Jehoahaz.
Verse 28. 28 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
Verse 29. 29 In his days Pharaoh-nechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.
Verse 30. 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.
What Remains True
Public power, prophetic authority, and worship remain accountable to truth, human responsibility, affected people, and the limits of the evidence rather than title or success alone. This unit tests that truth through the narrated movement: Josiah goes against Pharaoh-necho at Megiddo, is killed, and is buried in Jerusalem as the people anoint Jehoahaz. In 2 Kings 23:28, the concrete line “Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in…” keeps that truth accountable to narrated evidence.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read 2 Kings 23:28–30 — Josiah dies confronting Pharaoh-nechoSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
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Supports: Exact reader-facing KJV wording, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage for this thought unit.
Exact location: 2 Kings 23:28–30, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: 2 Kings
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Hebrew wording, morphology, names, royal formulas, clause relationships, older-English controls, and translation limits.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/2Kgs.xml, Masoretic words and morphology for 23:28–30
Open source ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible: 2 Kings with translators' notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2006
Supports: A unit-bounded translation comparison plus only the lexical, grammatical, textual, historical, or older-English notes actually printed for these verses; silence is not treated as evidence.
Exact location: NET Bible 2 Kings PDF, printed pp. 663–665, translation and translator notes for 23:28–30
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