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Complete Jewish Bible

2 Chronicles 34:1

Yoshiyahu was eight years old when he began his reign, and he ruled for thirty-one years in Yerushalayim.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Children;   Ephraim;   Josiah;   Simeon;   Thompson Chain Reference - Boys, Pious;   Josiah;   Piety;   Young Men;   Young People;   Youthful Piety;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Josiah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Josiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Josiah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Josiah;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Josi'ah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Carving;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
Hebrew Names Version
Yoshiyahu was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty-one years in Yerushalayim.
King James Version
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.
English Standard Version
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
New Century Version
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he ruled thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
New English Translation
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned for 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.
New American Standard Bible
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
World English Bible
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Iosiah was eight yeere olde when hee began to reigne, and he reigned in Ierusalem one and thirtie yeere.
Legacy Standard Bible
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, 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.
Contemporary English Version
Josiah was eight years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled thirty-one years from Jerusalem.
Darby Translation
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
Easy-to-Read Version
Josiah was eight years old when he became king. He was king for 31 years in Jerusalem.
George Lamsa Translation
JOSIAH was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one 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.
Lexham English Bible
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
Literal Translation
Josiah was a son of eight years when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty one years.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Iosias was eight yeare olde whan he was made kynge, and reigned one and thirtye yeare at Ierusalem,
American Standard Version
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem.
Bible in Basic English
Josiah was eight years old when he became king; he was ruling in Jerusalem for thirty-one years.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Iosia was eyght yeres olde when he began to raigne, and he raigned in Hierusalem thirtie and one yeres.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem.
King James Version (1611)
Iosiah was eight yeeres old when hee beganne to reigne, and he reigned in Ierusalem one and thirty yeeres.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Josias was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
English Revised Version
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Josie was of eiyte yeer, whanne he bigan to regne, and he regnede in Jerusalem oon and thritti yeer.
Update Bible Version
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty and 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.
New King James Version
2 Kings 22:1,2">[xr] Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
New Living Translation
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years.
New Life Bible
Josiah was eight years old when he became king. And he ruled thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
New Revised Standard
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Eight years old, was Josiah when he begun to reign, - and, thirty-one years, reigned he in Jerusalem.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Josias was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one and thirty years in Jerusalem.
Revised Standard Version
Josi'ah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he 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,
THE MESSAGE
Josiah was eight years old when he became king. He ruled for thirty-one years in Jerusalem. He behaved well before God . He kept straight on the path blazed by his ancestor David, not one step to the left or right.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

Contextual Overview

1 Yoshiyahu was eight years old when he began his reign, and he ruled for thirty-one years in Yerushalayim. 2 He did what was right from Adonai 's perspective, living entirely in the manner of David his ancestor and turning away neither to the right nor to the left. 3 For in the eighth year of his reign, when he was still young, he began seeking after the God of David his father; and in the twelfth year, he began cleansing Y'hudah and Yerushalayim from the high places, the sacred poles, and the carved and cast metal images. 4 In his presence they broke down the altars of the ba‘alim, and he chopped down the pillars for sun-worship mounted above them. He smashed the sacred poles and the carved and cast metal images, grinding them to dust, which he threw on the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. 5 He burned the bones of the priests on their altars, thus cleansing Y'hudah and Yerushalayim. 6 He did likewise in the cities of M'nasheh, Efrayim, Shim‘on and even as far as Naftali, in their surrounding ruins. 7 He broke down the altars, beat the sacred poles and carved images to powder and chopped down the pillars for sun-worship throughout all the land of Isra'el. Then he returned to Yerushalayim.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

am 3363-3394, bc 641-610

Josiah: 2 Chronicles 33:25, 1 Kings 13:2, 2 Kings 22:1-20, 1 Chronicles 3:14, 1 Chronicles 3:15, Jeremiah 1:2, Zephaniah 1:1, Matthew 1:10, Matthew 1:11, Josias

eight years: 2 Chronicles 24:1, 2 Chronicles 26:1, 2 Chronicles 33:1, 1 Samuel 2:18, 1 Samuel 2:26, 1 Kings 3:7-9, Ecclesiastes 4:13

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 34:7 - beaten Isaiah 3:4 - children Matthew 25:16 - went

Cross-References

Genesis 26:34
When ‘Esav was forty years old, he took as wives Y'hudit the daughter of Be'eri the Hitti and Basmat the daughter of Elon the Hitti.
Genesis 27:46
Rivkah said to Yitz'chak, "I'm sick to death of Hitti women! If Ya‘akov marries one of the Hitti women, like those who live here, my life won't be worth living."
Genesis 28:6
Now ‘Esav saw that Yitz'chak had blessed Ya‘akov and sent him away to Paddan-Aram to choose a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he charged him, "You are not to choose a Kena‘ani woman as your wife,"
Genesis 30:13
and Le'ah said, "How happy I am! Women will say I am happy!" and called him Asher [happy].
Genesis 30:21
After this, she gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah [controversy over rights].
Genesis 46:15
These were the children of Le'ah whom she bore to Ya‘akov in Paddan-Aram, with his daughter Dinah. In sum, his sons and daughters numbered thirty-three.
Jeremiah 2:36
You cheapen yourself when you change course so often — you will be disappointed by Egypt too, just as you were disappointed by Ashur.
1 Timothy 5:13
Besides that, they learn to be idle, going around from house to house; and not only idle, but gossips and busybodies, saying things they shouldn't.
Titus 2:5
to be self-controlled and pure, to take good care of their homes and submit to their husbands. In this way, God's message will not be brought into disgrace.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Ver. 1,2. Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign,.... Of these two verses, :-,

:-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Compare the parallel history of 2 Kings 22:0 notes; 23:1-30 notes; the writer here being more full on the celebration of the Passover. The only approach to a discrepancy between the two narratives is with respect to the time of the religions reformation, which the writer of Chronicles distinctly places before, the author of Kings after, the repair of the temple. The best explanation seems to be, that the author of Kings has departed from the chronological order, to which he makes no profession of adhering.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XXXIV

Josiah reigns thirty-one years; destroys idolatry in Judah, as

also in Manasseh, Ephraim, Simeon, and even to Naphtali, 1-7.

He begins to repair the temple, and collects money for the

purpose, and employs workmen, 8-13.

Hilkiah the priest finds the book of the law in the temple,

which is read by Shaphan before the king, 14-19.

He is greatly troubled, and consults Huldah the prophetess,

20-22.

Her exhortation, and message to the king, 23-28.

He causes it to be read to the elders of Judah, and they make

a covenant with God, 29, 32.

Josiah reforms every abomination, and the people serve God all

his days, 33.

NOTES ON CHAP. XXXIV


 
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