Jeremiah 9:17-21 calls for professional mourning women to lament national disaster, directly paralleling the custom of lamenters for Josiah in Jeremiah's own ministry.

2 Samuel 1:17 has David composing a lament for Saul and Jonathan, parallel to Jeremiah composing laments for Josiah — both prophets write laments for fallen kings.

Jeremiah 22:18 states Jehoiakim will not be lamented — contrasting sharply with Josiah who was deeply mourned.

Jeremiah 22:10 tells Israel not to weep for the dead (Josiah) but for the exiled Shallum — contrasting with the lamentation established here.

Lamentations 4:20 mourns the death of 'the LORD's anointed', likely referencing Josiah, echoing the same lament tradition for the fallen king.

Numbers 20:29 describes national mourning for Aaron's death, similar to the recorded lament for Josiah — both leaders mourned by all Israel.