2 Chronicles 35:25-27·~1 min
Laments over Josiah
Jeremiah laments for Josiah, and singers continue those laments as an enduring custom in Israel. The chronicler then gestures to the larger record of Josiah's deeds, especially his loving devotion under the Law of the LORD.
T25hen Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the male and female singers recite laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments. 26As for the rest of the acts of Josiah and his deeds of loving devotion according to what is written in the Law of the LORD— 27his acts from beginning to end— they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.
Section summaryJeremiah and the singers of Judah preserve Josiah's death in public lament, giving his memory a lasting place in Israel's grief. The chapter then closes by pointing to fuller records of his deeds and his covenant devotion.
Role in the chapterThis closing section shows Josiah passing from event into remembrance. It honors his reign by placing his death in the shared voice of lament and by directing the reader to the written record beyond this chapter.