2 Chronicles 35:25
Then 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.
What it says
Jeremiah laments over Josiah, and singers continue to recite laments for him as a standing custom recorded in the Book of Laments.
What it is doing
It shows Josiah's death entering Israel's lasting memory through lament.
In context
25Then 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.