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Josiah. Josiah ( / dʒoʊˈsaɪ.ə /) [1] [2] or Yoshiyahu [a] 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. Until the 1990s, the biblical description of Josiah’s reforms were usually considered to be more or less ...
Jun 15, 2022 · Answer. Josiah was the king of Judah from approximately 640 to 609 B.C. His reign in Jerusalem is discussed in 2 Kings 22–23 and 2 Chronicles 34–35. Josiah was the son of King Amon and the grandson of King Manasseh —both of them wicked kings of Judah. Yet Josiah was a godly king and known as one of the world’s youngest kings; he began ...
Mar 18, 2024 · 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 ...
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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. His father had been wicked, as had the Jewish kings and culture for ...
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Jan 16, 2024 · Bible Verses and Story. 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.
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1. Chronology. Josiah’s reign of thirty-one years ( 2 Kings 22:1) ended with his death in battle at Megiddo, now firmly dated in 609 b.c. (June/July). The date 608 b.c. has been argued from the synchronism ( Jer 25:1) of Jehoiakim’s fourth year with Nebuchadnezzar’s “first”; but Carchemish in 605 was also in Jehoiakim’s fourth ( 46: ...
2 Chronicles 34. 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. 3 In the eighth year of his reign, while he was ...
