2 Chronicles 34:1
New International Version
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years.

New Living Translation
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years.

English Standard Version
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

Berean Standard Bible
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years.

King James Bible
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.

New King James Version
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

New American Standard Bible
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

NASB 1995
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

NASB 1977
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

Legacy Standard Bible
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

Amplified Bible
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

Christian Standard Bible
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Josiah was eight years old when he became king and reigned 31 years in Jerusalem.

American Standard Version
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem.

Contemporary English Version
Josiah was 8 years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled 31 years from Jerusalem.

English Revised Version
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Josiah was 8 years old when he began to rule, and he was king for 31 years in Jerusalem.

Good News Translation
Josiah was eight years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled in Jerusalem for thirty-one years.

International Standard Version
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for 31 years in Jerusalem.

Majority Standard Bible
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years.

NET Bible
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

New Heart English Bible
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

Webster's Bible Translation
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.

World English Bible
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Josiah [is] a son of eight years in his reigning, and he has reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem,

Young's Literal Translation
A son of eight years is Josiah in his reigning, and thirty and one years he hath reigned in Jerusalem,

Smith's Literal Translation
The son of eight years was Josiah in his reigning, and thirty and one years he reigned in Jerusalem.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Josias was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one and thirty years in Jerusalem.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Josiah was eight years old when he had begun to reign, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

New American Bible
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

New Revised Standard Version
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
JOSIAH was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Yoshiah was eight years old when he arose in the kingdom, and he reigned thirtyone years in Jerusalem.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Josias was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Josiah Reigns in Judah
1Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. 2And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.…

Cross References
2 Kings 22:1-2
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. / And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.

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.’”

2 Chronicles 33:25
But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place.

2 Chronicles 35:1-2
Then Josiah kept the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month. / He appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD.

2 Kings 23:25
Neither before nor after Josiah was there any king like him, who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, according to all the Law of Moses.

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,

2 Chronicles 36:1-2
Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father. / Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months.

2 Kings 23:28-30
As for the rest of the acts of Josiah and all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? / During Josiah’s reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went out to confront him, but Neco faced him and killed him at Megiddo. / From Megiddo his servants carried his body in a chariot, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in place of his father.

Matthew 1:10-11
Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah, / and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.

2 Chronicles 29:1-2
Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah. / And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done.

2 Chronicles 24:1-2
Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba. / And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.

2 Chronicles 26:1-4
All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah. / Uzziah was the one who rebuilt Eloth and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers. / Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem. ...

2 Chronicles 27:1-2
Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother’s name was Jerushah daughter of Zadok. / And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done. In addition, he did not enter the temple of the LORD. But the people still behaved corruptly.

2 Chronicles 28:1
Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 34:3-7
In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his father David, and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images. / Then in his presence the altars of the Baals were torn down, and he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them. He shattered the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images, crushed them to dust, and scattered them over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. / Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars. So he cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. ...


Treasury of Scripture

Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.

A.

2 Chronicles 33:25
But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.

1 Kings 13:2
And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee.

2 Kings 22:1
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.

Josias

2 Chronicles 24:1
Joash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Zibiah of Beersheba.

2 Chronicles 26:1
Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.

2 Chronicles 33:1
Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem:

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2 Chronicles 34
1. Josiah's good reign
3. He destroys idolatry
8. He takes order for the repair of the temple
14. Hilkiah, having found a book of the law,
21. Josiah sends to Huldah to enquire of the Lord
23. Huldah prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem, but respite thereof in Josiah's time
29. Josiah, causing it to be read in a solemn assembly, renews the covenant with God














Josiah
The name Josiah means "Yahweh supports" or "Yahweh heals." In Hebrew, it is יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ (Yo'shiyahu). Josiah is one of the most revered kings of Judah, known for his piety and reforms. His reign marks a significant period of religious revival and return to the worship of Yahweh. Historically, Josiah's reign is seen as a time of hope and renewal for the people of Judah, as he sought to restore the covenant relationship with God.

was eight years old
The mention of Josiah's age when he became king highlights the vulnerability and potential for divine guidance in leadership. At such a young age, Josiah's ascent to the throne underscores the importance of God's providence and the influence of godly mentors. It also reflects the tumultuous times in Judah, where the throne could pass to a child due to political instability or the untimely death of a predecessor.

when he became king
This phrase indicates the beginning of Josiah's rule, a pivotal moment in Judah's history. The transition of power to a young king suggests a fresh start and the possibility of reform. In the context of the Davidic line, Josiah's kingship is a continuation of God's promise to David, emphasizing the enduring nature of God's covenant with His people.

and he reigned
The act of reigning implies authority, governance, and responsibility. Josiah's reign is characterized by significant religious reforms, including the repair of the temple and the rediscovery of the Book of the Law. His leadership is a testament to the impact a godly ruler can have on a nation, steering it back to faithfulness and obedience to God.

in Jerusalem
Jerusalem, the city of David, is the spiritual and political center of Judah. It is the location of the temple, the dwelling place of God's presence among His people. Josiah's reign in Jerusalem signifies the centrality of worship and the importance of the city in God's redemptive plan. Jerusalem serves as a symbol of God's covenantal promises and His desire to dwell with His people.

thirty-one years
The duration of Josiah's reign is significant, as it represents a period of stability and reform. Thirty-one years is a substantial time for a king to influence his nation, and Josiah used this time to lead Judah back to the worship of Yahweh. His long reign allowed for the implementation of lasting changes and the strengthening of the nation's spiritual foundations. Historically, this period is seen as a time of hope and renewal, setting the stage for future generations to follow in the ways of the Lord.

(1, 2) Length and character of the reign.

(1) Josiah was eight years old.--So 2Kings 22:1, which adds, "and his mother's name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath."

Verse 1. - Again the name of the mother is omitted. From the parallel we learn she was "Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Josiah
יֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּ (yō·šî·yā·hū)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2977: Josiah -- 'Yah supports', two Israelites

was eight
שְׁמוֹנֶ֥ה (šə·mō·w·neh)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 8083: A cardinal number, eight, eighth

years old
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

when he became king,
בְמָלְכ֑וֹ (ḇə·mā·lə·ḵōw)
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel

and he reigned
מָלַ֖ךְ (mā·laḵ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel

in Jerusalem
בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (bî·rū·šā·lim)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel

thirty-one
וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים (ū·šə·lō·šîm)
Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural
Strong's 7970: Thirty, thirtieth

years.
שָׁנָ֔ה (šā·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8141: A year


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