- Despite the above good deeds of Yoshiyahu the king, nevertheless, Hashem did not turn back from His great wrath which was kindled against Yehuda, as a result of all the sins of Menashe. Hashem promised that He will exile the people of Yehuda just as He had exiled the people of Israel and he will reject the chosen city of Jerusalem and the Temple which He had decided to rest His name upon.
- In the days of Yoshiyahu, Pharaoh-Necho went up in war against the king of Ashur by the Euphrates River. King Yoshiyahu who did not want anyone passing through his country for the sake of waging war came out against Pharaoh-Necho to wage war against him. In the end, Pharaoh-Necho killed Yoshiyahu in Megiddo when he saw him.
- Yoshiyahu is buried: The servants of Yoshiyahu transported his dead body from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem and buried him in his grave.
- His successor: The people anointed Yehoachaz the son of Yoshiyahu as king instead of his father.
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