When Josiah had prepared the temple; when he and his people hoped that God was reconciled, and the foundation of a solid and lasting happiness was laid, their hopes were quickly blasted. So much are men oft mistaken in their judgments about the designs of God's counsel and providence. Charchemish; which the Assyrian had lately taken from the king of Egypt; of which he boasts, Isaiah 10:9.
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2 Chronicles 35:20
20 After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple,h Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Carchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.