Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. His mother was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah from Bozkath.
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- WEB Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath.
- KJV Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.
- BSB Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah; she was from Bozkath.
- NKJV Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath.
- NASB Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath.
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Quick answer
Josiah becomes king at eight years old and reigns thirty-one years in Jerusalem. A child ascends to a long and significant reign.
Overview
Josiah begins his reign as a young boy and rules for over three decades. Despite his upbringing under wicked predecessors, he will prove to be a great reformer. His introduction marks a turning point of hope after the apostasy of Manasseh and Amon, illustrating that God can raise up faithful servants even in dark times.
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- Josh 15:39Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
- 2 Chr 34:1–33Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
- 2 Kgs 11:21Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.
- Ps 8:2From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength, because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.
- 1 Kgs 13:2He cried against the altar by Yahweh’s word, and said, “Altar! Altar! Yahweh says: ‘Behold, a son will be born to David’s house, Josiah by name. On you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and they will burn men’s bones on you.’”
- 2 Kgs 21:1Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hephzibah.
- Eccl 10:16Woe to you, land, when your king is a child, and your princes eat in the morning!
- Isa 3:4I will give boys to be their princes, and children shall rule over them.
- Jer 1:2Yahweh’s word came to him in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
- Zeph 1:1Yahweh’s word which came to Zephaniah, the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah, the son of Amon, king of Judah.
- Matt 1:10Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh. Manasseh became the father of Amon. Amon became the father of Josiah.
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