2 Chronicles 34:1
Eight years old, was Josiah when he begun to reign,—and, thirty-one years, reigned he in Jerusalem.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 2:26But, the boy Samuel, went on growing in stature, and in favour,—both with Yahweh, and also with men.
1 Kings 13:2And he made proclamation against the altar, by the word of Yahweh, and said, O altar! altar! Thus, saith Yahweh,—Lo! a son to be born unto the house of David, Josiah his name, who shall sacrifice upon thee the priests of the high-places, who are making a perfume upon thee, and, human bones, shall be burned upon thee;
2 Kings 23:1Then the king sent,—and there were gathered unto him, all the elders of Judah, and Jerusalem;
2 Chronicles 24:1Seven years old, was Joash when he began to reign, and, forty years, reigned he, in Jerusalem,—and, the name of his mother, was Zibiah, of Beersheba.
2 Chronicles 33:1Twelve years old, was Manasseh when he began to reign,—and, fifty-five years, reigned he in Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes 4:13Better a boy poor and wise,—than a king, old and stupid, who knoweth not how to take warning any longer.
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 →