2 Chronicles 35:19-21

Christian Standard Bible

¹⁹ In the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign, this Passover was observed.

Josiah’s Last Deeds and Death

²⁰ After all this^(A) that Josiah had prepared for the temple, King Neco of Egypt^(B) marched up to fight at Carchemish^(C) by the Euphrates, and Josiah went out to confront him. ²¹ But Neco sent messengers to him, saying, “What is the issue between you and me, king of Judah?^(D) I have not come against you today^[a] but I am fighting another dynasty.^[b] God told me to hurry. Stop opposing God who is with me; don’t make him destroy you!”