2 Chronicles 34:1
Josiah was eight when he became king, and he reigned 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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1 Samuel 2:26The boy Samuel grew physically, and also grew in the approval of both the Lord and the people.
1 Kings 13:2He shouted out the Lord's condemnation of the altar: “Altar, altar, this is what the Lord says. A son will be born to the house of David. His name will be Josiah, and on you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn offerings on you, and human bones will be burned on you.”
2 Kings 23:1Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 24:1Joash was seven when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for forty years. His mother's name was Zibiah of Beersheba.
2 Chronicles 33:1Manasseh was twelve when he became king, and he reigned in for Jerusalem fifty-five years.
Ecclesiastes 4:13A poor young person who's wise is better than an old and foolish king who no longer accepts advice.
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 →