2 Kings 22:1

Eight years old, was Josiah when he began to reign, and, thirty-one years, reigned he in Jerusalem,—and, this mother’s name, was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah, of Bozkath.

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 thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.

In Context

2And he did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh,—and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside, to the right hand or to the left.

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Cross References

Joshua 15:39Lachish and Bozkath, and Eglon,

2 Kings 11:21Seven years old, was Jehoash, when he began to reign.

2 Kings 21:24Then the people of the land smote all who had conspired against King Amon,—and the people of the land made, Josiah his son, king, in his stead.

2 Chronicles 34:1Eight years old, was Josiah when he begun to reign,—and, thirty-one years, reigned he in Jerusalem.

Ecclesiastes 10:16Alas! for thee, O land, when thy king is a boy,—and, thy rulers, in the morning, do eat:

Jeremiah 1:2unto whom came the word of Yahweh, in the days of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah,—in the thirteenth year of his reign;

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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