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Josiah (born c. 648 bce —died 609) was the king of Judah ( c. 640–609 bce ), who set in motion a reformation that bears his name and that left an indelible mark on Israel’s religious traditions (2 Kings 22–23:30). Josiah was the grandson of Manasseh, king of Judah, and ascended the throne at age eight after the assassination of his ...
Josiah (/ dʒ oʊ ˈ s aɪ. ə /) or Yoshiyahu was the 16th King of Judah (c. 640 –609 BCE). According to the Hebrew Bible, he instituted major religious reforms by removing official worship of gods other than Yahweh.
Josiah: The Boy Who Became King. by Shelby Faith. After many years of evil kings, Josiah became king of Judah when he was 8 years old. Josiah loved and obeyed God, and God blessed him. PDF to print for family reading. Josiah was only 8 years old when he became king.
22 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned 31 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. 2 Now he did what was right in the eyes of Adonai and walked in all the ways of his father David, and turned not aside to the right or to the left.
Hebrew/Greek. Your Content. 2 Kings 22-25. King James Version. 22 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.
All of the kings of Judah lived and died in Judah except for Ahaziah (who died at Megiddo in Israel), Jehoahaz (who died a prisoner in Egypt) and Jeconiah and Zedekiah who were deported as part of the Babylonian captivity. Judah was conquered in 587 or 586 BC, by the Neo-Babylonian Empire under Nebuzaradan, captain of Nebuchadnezzar's body-guard.
King of Israel: r. 732–721 BCE: Hezekiah King of Judah: r. 716–687 BCE: Manasseh King of Judah: r. 697–643 BCE: Meshullemeth: Amon King of Judah: r. 643–610 BCE: Jedidah: Josiah King of Judah: r. 640–609 BCE: Jehoiakim King of Judah: r. 609–598 BCE: Nehushta: Jehoahaz King of Judah: r. 609 BCE: Zedekiah King of Judah: r. 596–586 ...
