Bible Encyclopedias
Josiah

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

A king of Judah from 639 to 609 B.C.; was zealous for the restoration of the Jewish worship according to the ritual of Moses, as recently come to light in the discovery by Hilkiah the high-priest of the "Book of the Law"; he fell in battle before an invading Assyrian host.

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Josiah'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​j/josiah.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.