Translations
Modern
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years.
Traditional
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.
Literal
Josiah was a son of eight years in his reigning, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
Latin
Octo annorum erat Josias cum regnare cœpisset, et triginta et uno anno regnavit in Jerusalem.
Original
Hebrew
English
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years.
Notes
Josiah ruled for thirty-one years, from 640 to 609 BC.
Theme notes and profiles
Parallels
People
Josiah: King of Judah known for his religious reforms
Places
Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions
Glossary
Chronicles, Books of First and Second Genealogy Josiah Kohath, Kohathites Merari, Merarite
Topics
Children: Josiah Ephraim: A Tribe of Israel: Submitted to the Scepter of Josiah Influence: Good: Josiah Josiah: King of Judah: Piety of Exemplified in his Repairing of the Temple Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Josiah Prophecies Concerning Israel: Josiah Succeeds Amon Revivals: Josiah Rulers: Righteous: Josiah, in Repairing the Temple and in Other Good Works Tribe of Simeon: Idolatry of Word of God: Conviction of Sin from Reading