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May 24, 2019 · Updated May 24, 2019. The name Josiah in the Bible means “Healed of the Lord” or “The Lord will Support,” according to Easton’s Bible Dictionary. In his day the Lord did indeed bring healing and restoration to the people of Judah. Josiah was only 8 years old when he became king of Judah.
May 21, 2022 · 1. Josiah started right and finished right. Here is the first thing the Bible tells us about Josiah and his character. "He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and followed the ways of...
Jan 16, 2024 · Josiah was the king of Judah from roughly 640 to 609 B.C. His ruling of Jerusalem is mentioned in 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles. Josiah was the son of King Amon and the grandson of King Manasseh, both of which corrupt kings of Judah. However, Josiah was a godly king and known as one of the world’s youngest rulers.
JOSIAH jō sī’ ə (יֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּ; LXX ̓Ιωσίας, G2739, may the Lord support or heal). Name of a king of Judah, son of Amon and Jedidah ( below ), and the name of a contemporary of the prophet Zechariah ( Zech 6:10 ).
New International Version. Josiah’s Reforms. 34 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. 2 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and followed the ways of his father David, not turning aside to the right or to the left.
JOSIAH (Heb. יׁאושִׁיּהוּ ,יׁאשִׁיָּהוּ), son of Amon, king of Judah (640–609 B.C.E.). When his father was assassinated, Josiah, then only eight years old, was proclaimed king. His reign was marked by a great national revival, and the author of the Book of Kings in evaluating Josiah says: "Before him there was no king ...
Josiah The article on King Yoshiah states that the Egyptian force that Yoshiah intercepted was en route to battle the Assyrians. Melachim however notes that the Assyrians were the Egyptian allies at the time in their war against the Babylonians.
