2 Chronicles 34:1
Josiah was eight years old when he became king; he was ruling in Jerusalem for thirty-one years.
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In The King James Version
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.
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Cross References
1 Samuel 2:26And the young Samuel, becoming older, had the approval of the Lord and of men.
1 Kings 13:2And by the order of the Lord he made an outcry against the altar, saying, O altar, altar, the Lord has said, From the seed of David will come a child, named Josiah, and on you he will put to death the priests of the high places, who are burning offerings on you, and men's bones will be burned on you.
2 Kings 23:1Then the king sent and got together all the responsible men of Judah and of Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 24:1Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he was ruling for forty years in Jerusalem: his mother's name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba.
2 Chronicles 33:1Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he was ruling for fifty-five years in Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes 4:13A young man who is poor and wise is better than a king who is old and foolish and will not be guided by the wisdom of others.
Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 34:1
Before we see Judah and Jerusalem ruined we shall yet see some glorious years, while good Josiah sits at the helm. By his pious endeavours for reformation God tried them yet once more; if they had known in this their day, the day of their visitation, the things that belonged to their peace and improved them, their ruin might have been prevented. But after this reign they were hidden from their eyes, and the next reigns brought an utter desolation upon them. In this chapter we have, I. A general account of Josiah's… Read the whole commentary →