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To gather to his fathers means merely to let him die, and is generally applied to a peaceful death upon a sick-bed, like the synonymous phrase, to lie with one's fathers; but it is also applied to a violent death by being slain in battle (1Ki 22:40 and 1Ki 22:34), so that there is no difficulty in reconciling this comforting assurance with the slaying of Josiah in battle (2Ki 23:29). בְּשָׁלֹום, in peace, i.e., without living to witness the devastation of Jerusalem, as is evident from the words, “thine eyes will not see,” etc.