2 Kings 22:1

בֶּן ־ שְׁמֹנֶה שָׁנָה יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ בְמָלְכוֹ וּשְׁלֹשִׁים וְאַחַת שָׁנָה מָלַךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָם וְשֵׁם אִמּוֹ יְדִידָה בַת ־ עֲדָיָה מִבָּצְקַֽת ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2וַיַּעַשׂ הַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה וַיֵּלֶךְ בְּכָל ־ דֶּרֶךְ דָּוִד אָבִיו וְלֹא ־ סָר יָמִין וּשְׂמֹֽאול ׃ פ

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Cross References

Joshua 15:39לָכִישׁ וּבָצְקַת וְעֶגְלֽוֹן ׃

2 Kings 21:24וַיַּךְ עַם ־ הָאָרֶץ אֵת כָּל ־ הַקֹּשְׁרִים עַל ־ הַמֶּלֶךְ אָמוֹן וַיַּמְלִיכוּ עַם ־ הָאָרֶץ אֶת ־ יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ בְנוֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו ׃

2 Chronicles 34:1בֶּן ־ שְׁמוֹנֶה שָׁנִים יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ בְמָלְכוֹ וּשְׁלֹשִׁים וְאַחַת שָׁנָה מָלַךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם ׃

Ecclesiastes 10:16אִֽי ־ לָךְ אֶרֶץ שֶׁמַּלְכֵּךְ נָעַר וְשָׂרַיִךְ בַּבֹּקֶר יֹאכֵֽלוּ ׃

Jeremiah 1:2אֲשֶׁר הָיָה דְבַר ־ יְהוָה אֵלָיו בִּימֵי יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ בֶן ־ אָמוֹן מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה בִּשְׁלֹשׁ ־ עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה לְמָלְכֽוֹ ׃

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 22:1

This chapter begins the story of the reign of good king Josiah, whose goodness shines the brighter because it came just after so much wickedness, which he had the honour to reform, and just before so great a destruction, which yet he had not the honour to prevent. Here, after his general character ( ver. 1, 2 ), we have a particular account of the respect he paid I. To God's house, which he repaired, ver. 3-7 II. To God's book, which he was much affected with the reading of, ver. 8-11 III. To God's messengers,… Read the whole commentary →

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