2 Kings 22:1

Translations

Modern

Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah; she was from Bozkath.

Traditional

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.

Literal

Josiah was a son of eight years in his reigning, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath.

Latin

Octo annorum erat Josias cum regnare cœpisset: triginta et uno anno regnavit in Jerusalem: nomen matris ejus Idida filia Hadaia de Besecath.

Original

Hebrew

English

Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah; she was from Bozkath.

Notes

2 Kings 22:1–2

Josiah became the king of Judah in 640 BC. Like Joash (2 Kings 11:21), he was still a child when he became king. He was loyal to the Lord, much like David, Asa (1 Kings 15:11), and Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:3).
did what was right: Josiah's actions followed the high standards of the law (Deuteronomy 17:11; 28:14).

Theme notes and profiles

Josiah

Events

Reign of Josiahc. 641 BC

Related verses

Joshua 15:39
Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
2 Chronicles 34:1–33
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years.
Psalm 8:2
From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and avenger.
2 Kings 11:21
Joash was seven years old when he became king.
2 Kings 21:1
Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother’s name was Hephzibah.
Ecclesiastes 10:16
Woe to you, O land whose king is a youth, and whose princes feast in the morning.
1 Kings 13:2
And he cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD, “O altar, O altar, this is what the LORD says: ‘A son named Josiah will be born to the house of David, and upon you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense upon you, and human bones will be burned upon you.’”
Zephaniah 1:1
This is the word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah:
Matthew 1:10
Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,
Isaiah 3:4
“I will make mere lads their leaders, and children will rule over them.”
Jeremiah 1:2
The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah,

Parallels

2 Chronicles 34:1–2

People

Adaiah: Father of Jedidah who was mother of King Josiah of Judah Jedidah: Mother of King Josiah of Judah Josiah: King of Judah known for his religious reforms

Places

Bozkath: Town in Judah, birthplace of Josiah's mother Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Glossary

Adaiah Book of Zephaniah Boscath Bozkath Ezekiel, Book of Jedidah Josiah Judaism Kings, Books of First and Second Kohath, Kohathites

Topics

Adaiah: Grandfather of Josiah Bozkath: A City of Judah Influence: Good: Josiah Jedidah: Wife of Amon Josiah: King of Judah Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Josiah Prophecies Concerning Israel: Josiah Succeeds Amon Religion: Outstanding Religious Persons: Josiah Religious Zeal: Josiah Revivals: Josiah Rulers: Righteous: Josiah, in Repairing the Temple and in Other Good Works Scribe(s): The King's Secretary (Official Recordist) Secretary (Recordist): General Scriptures Concerning

2 Kings 22:1

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