2 Chronicles 34:1
Eight years old was Josiah when he became king, and thirty and one years did he reign in Jerusalem.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.
In Context
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:26And the lad Samuel was constantly growing and increasing in favor both with the Lord, and also with men.
1 Kings 13:2And he called out against the altar by the word of the Lord, and he said, O altar, altar, thus hath said the Lord, Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name, and he shall sacrifice upon thee the priests of the high-places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee.
2 Kings 23:1And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 24:1Seven years old was Joash when he became king, and forty years did he reign in Jerusalem: and the name of his mother was Zibyah of Beer-sheba'.
2 Chronicles 33:1Twelve years old was Manasseh when he became king, and fifty and five years did he reign in Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes 4:13Better is a poor and a wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to be admonished any more.
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 →