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2 Chronicles 34:1
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.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Josiah was eight years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled thirty-one years from Jerusalem.
Complete Jewish Bible
Yoshiyahu was eight years old when he began his reign, and he ruled for thirty-one years in Yerushalayim.
Yoshiyahu was eight years old when he began his reign, and he ruled for thirty-one years in Yerushalayim.
Darby Translation
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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,
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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,
A son of eight years [is] Josiah in his reigning, and thirty and one years he hath reigned in Jerusalem,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
Contextual Overview
1Josiah 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. 3When he had been king for eight years—he was still only a teenager—he began to seek the God of David his ancestor. Four years later, the twelfth year of his reign, he set out to cleanse the neighborhood of sex-and-religion shrines, and get rid of the sacred Asherah groves and the god and goddess figurines, whether carved or cast, from Judah. He wrecked the Baal shrines, tore down the altars connected with them, and scattered the debris and ashes over the graves of those who had worshiped at them. He burned the bones of the priests on the same altars they had used when alive. He scrubbed the place clean, Judah and Jerusalem, clean inside and out. The cleanup campaign ranged outward to the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, Simeon, and the surrounding neighborhoods—as far north as Naphtali. Throughout Israel he demolished the altars and Asherah groves, pulverized the god and goddess figures, chopped up the neighborhood shrines into firewood. With Israel once more intact, he returned to Jerusalem.
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 Esau was forty years old he married Judith, daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, daughter of Elon the Hittite. They turned out to be thorns in the sides of Isaac and Rebekah.
When Esau was forty years old he married Judith, daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, daughter of Elon the Hittite. They turned out to be thorns in the sides of Isaac and Rebekah.
Genesis 27:46
Rebekah spoke to Isaac, "I'm sick to death of these Hittite women. If Jacob also marries a native Hittite woman, why live?"
Rebekah spoke to Isaac, "I'm sick to death of these Hittite women. If Jacob also marries a native Hittite woman, why live?"
Genesis 28:6
Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan Aram to get a wife there, and while blessing him commanded, "Don't marry a Canaanite woman," and that Jacob had obeyed his parents and gone to Paddan Aram. When Esau realized how deeply his father Isaac disliked the Canaanite women, he went to Ishmael and married Mahalath the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son. This was in addition to the wives he already had.
Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan Aram to get a wife there, and while blessing him commanded, "Don't marry a Canaanite woman," and that Jacob had obeyed his parents and gone to Paddan Aram. When Esau realized how deeply his father Isaac disliked the Canaanite women, he went to Ishmael and married Mahalath the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son. This was in addition to the wives he already had.
Genesis 46:15
These are the sons that Leah bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram. There was also his daughter Dinah. Altogether, sons and daughters, they numbered thirty-three.
These are the sons that Leah bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram. There was also his daughter Dinah. Altogether, sons and daughters, they numbered thirty-three.
Jeremiah 2:36
"You think it's just a small thing, don't you, to try out another sin-project when the first one fails? But Egypt will leave you in the lurch the same way that Assyria did. You're going to walk away from there wringing your hands. I, God , have blacklisted those you trusted. You'll get not a lick of help from them."
"You think it's just a small thing, don't you, to try out another sin-project when the first one fails? But Egypt will leave you in the lurch the same way that Assyria did. You're going to walk away from there wringing your hands. I, God , have blacklisted those you trusted. You'll get not a lick of help from them."
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
