35:22a Josiah, however, did not turn away from him;

However, Josiah would not turn back from Neco,
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But King Josiah continue to chase King Neco.

35:22b instead, in order to engage him in battle, he disguised himself.

but he disguised himself before the battle.
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He wore different clothes so that when they fought nobody would know who he was.

35:22c He did not listen to Neco’s words from the mouth of God,

He refused to listen to Neco’s warnings, which came from God.
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He did not listen to what God had told King Neco to tell him.

35:22d but went to fight him on the Plain of Megiddo.

Instead, he went to fight Necho in the plain of Megiddo.
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He took his army and went to the plain of Megiddo to fight King Necho’s army.

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