Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 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.
23. the archers shot ] Cp. the death of Ahab, 2Ch 18:33. 1Es 1:29 has an inferior reading, viz. “the princes came down against king Josias.”
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
And the archers shot at King Josiah,…. For, though disguised, he appeared to be a general officer, and indeed chief commander, and therefore aimed at him, and pressed him hard:
and the king said to his servants, have me away, for I am wounded; as Ahab said, when in the like case, 1Ki 22:34.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(23) And the archers shot.Comp. the death of Ahab (2Ch. 18:33, and of Saul, 1Ch. 10:3).
Have me away.LXX., . Take me out (of the war-chariot).
For I am sore wounded.So Ahab. (2Ch. 18:33).
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2Ch 35:23 And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.
Ver. 23. For I am sore wounded. ] There wanted not those malignants, likely, that would say, It was just upon him for his foolhardiness and impiety in pulling down those things which his predecessors had set up, &c.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
the archers: 2Ch 18:33, Gen 49:23, 2Ki 9:24, Lam 3:13
wounded: Heb. made sick, 1Ki 22:34, 2Ki 8:29
Reciprocal: 2Ch 18:29 – the king Jer 22:10 – Weep ye