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2 Chronicles 35:21

King James Version (KJV)

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2 Chronicles 35:21

Verse 21 of 27

Scripture focus

But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? [I come] not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from [meddling with] God, who [is] with me, that he destroy thee not.

2 Chronicles 35:21 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Chronicles 35:21

Theological / Devotional

Meddling with God. These words are remarkable in that they come from a heathen king to a king of Judah who was a servant of the living God. In this instance God was speaking to Josiah through Necho, as is shown by v. 22 (see EGW, Supplementary Material on 2 Kings 23:29, 30). It was an occasion where prudence would have been the better part of valor, and where Josiah would have shown himself a wiser man had he recognized in the words of Necho a message from God (see on v. 22).

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