And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations.
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Gill's Exposition
His piety towards God, and liberality to the people; of these two verses; see Gill on Kg2 23:28.
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Barnes' Notes
Some find Jeremiah’s lament in the entire Book of Lamentations; others in a part of it Lam. 4. But most critics are of opinion that the lament is lost. Days of calamity were commemorated by…
Adam Clarke
Behold, they are written in the lamentations - The Hebrews had poetical compositions for all great and important events, military songs, songs of triumph, epithalamia or marriage odes, funeral…
It was thirteen years from Josiah's famous passover to his death. During this time, we may hope, thing went well in his kingdom, that he prospered, and religion flourished; yet we are not entertained…
Cambridge Bible
(1Es 1:32; not in 2 Kin.). The Lamentations for Josiah
25. lamented i.e. "composed (oruttered) an elegy." The Heb. word (ḳônçn) suggests formal composition, and the actual words of lamentation are…
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