SEV Biblia, Chapter 35:21
Y él le envió embajadores, diciendo: ¿Qué tenemos yo y tú, rey de Judá? Yo no vengo contra ti hoy, sino contra la casa que me hace guerra; y Dios dijo que me apresurase. Déjate de meterte con Dios, que es conmigo, no te destruya.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 35:21
Verse 21. God commanded me to make haste] The Targum gives a curious turn to this and the following verse: "My idol commanded me to make haste; refrain therefore from me and my idol which is with me, that he betray thee not. When he heard him mention his idol, he would not go back; and he hearkened not unto the words of Necho, which he spake concerning his idol." Here is the rabbinical excuse for the conduct of Josiah.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 21. But he sent ambassadors to him , etc.] That is, Necho sent to Josiah: saying, what have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah ? signifying he had no quarrel with him, he did not come to fight with him, and he had no business to intermeddle between him and another prince: I come not against thee this day ; in an hostile manner: but against the house wherewith I have war ; the king of Assyria: for God commanded me to make haste ; and oppose his enemy: according to the Targum, it was his idol; and which is the sense of other Jewish writers f160 ; but the true God might have appeared to him in a dream, or sent a prophet to him; or at least he might pretend this, that it might have the greater effect on Josiah; and indeed it seems to be real from the following verse: forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not ; he concluded God was with him, and would succeed him, because he had put him upon this enterprise, and hastened him to it; therefore Josiah, in opposing him, might expect to be resisted by him, and fall.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 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 afte he was warned; his death might be a rebuke for his rashness, but it wa a judgment on a hypocritical and wicked people. He that lives a life of repentance, faith, and obedience, cannot be affected by the sudde manner in which he is removed. The people lamented him. Many mourn ove sufferings, who will not forsake the sins that caused God to send them Yet this alone can turn away judgments. If we blame Josiah's conduct we should be watchful, lest we be cut down in a way dishonourable to our profession __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
וישׁלח 7971 אליו 413 מלאכים 4397 לאמר 559 מה 4100 לי ולך מלך 4428 יהודה 3063 לא 3808 עליך 5921 אתה 859 היום 3117 כי 3588 אל 413 בית 1004 מלחמתי 4421 ואלהים 430 אמר 559 לבהלני 926 חדל 2308 לך מאלהים 430 אשׁר 834 עמי 5973 ואל 408 ישׁחיתך׃ 7843
