Josiah's death was later said to foretell the fall of Jerusalem in 586 B.C. to the Neo-Babylonians under Nebuchadnezzar II, whose forces destroyed the First Temple, also known as Solomon's Temple.

While he is mentioned as a ruler in the Torah and the Holy Bible, he is also accepted as a prophet in Islam.' King Solomon is known ... Azrail is the angel of death in Islam and is responsible ...