2 Chronicles 34:1

2 Chronicles 34:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.
• New International Version (NIV)Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

Context of 2 Chronicles 34:1

Josiah was 8 years old when he began to rule, and he was king for 31 years in Jerusalem. 2He did what the Lord considered right. He lived in the ways of his ancestor David and never stopped living this way. 3In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still a boy, he began to dedicate his life to serving the God of his ancestor David. In his twelfth year as king, he began to make Judah and Jerusalem clean by destroying the illegal places of worship, poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah, carved idols, and metal idols.

2 Chronicles 34:1 word by word

בֶּן־שְׁמוֹנֶ֥ה שָׁנִ֖ים יֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּ בְמָלְכ֑וֹ וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וְאַחַת֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֫הוּyô'shîyâh yô'shîyâhû · JosiahH2977
• eightשְׁמֹנֶהshemôneh shemôneh shemônâh shemônâh · eightH8083
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• oldבֵּןbên · son: agedH1121
• when he began to reignמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• and thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 34:1

• 2 Chronicles 33:25Then the people of the land killed everyone who had plotted against King Amon. They made his son Josiah king in his place.
• 1 Kings 13:2By a command of the Lord, this man condemned the altar. “Altar, altar! This is what the Lord says: There will be a son born in David’s family line. His name will be Josiah. Here on you Josiah will sacrifice the priests from the illegal worship sites who offer sacrifices on you. Human bones will be burned on you.”
• 2 Kings 22:1Josiah was 8 years old when he began to rule, and he was king for 31 years in Jerusalem. His mother was Jedidah, daughter of Adaiah from Bozkath.
• 1 Chronicles 3:14Manasseh’s son was Amon. Amon’s son was Josiah.
• Jeremiah 1:2The Lord spoke his word to Jeremiah when King Josiah, son of Amon, was in his thirteenth year as king of Judah.
• Zephaniah 1:1This is the word that the Lord spoke to Zephaniah, who was the son of Cushi, the grandson of Gedaliah, and the great-grandson of Amariah, son of Hezekiah. The Lord spoke his word in the days of Judah’s King Josiah, son of Amon.
• Matthew 1:10Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah.
• 2 Chronicles 24:1Joash was 7 years old when he began to rule, and he ruled for 40 years in Jerusalem. His mother was Zibiah from Beersheba.
• 2 Chronicles 26:1All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was 16 years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
• 2 Chronicles 33:1Manasseh was 12 years old when he began to rule, and he ruled for 55 years in Jerusalem.
• 1 Samuel 2:18Meanwhile, Samuel continued to serve in front of the Lord. As a boy he was ⌞already⌟ wearing a linen ephod.
• 1 Kings 3:7“Lord my God, although I’m young and inexperienced, you’ve made me king in place of my father David.
• Ecclesiastes 4:13A young man who is poor and wise is better than an old, foolish king who won’t take advice any longer.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 34:1

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Compare the parallel history of 2 Kings 22 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…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Josiah's good reign in Judah. --As the years of infancy cannot be useful to our fellow-creatures, our earliest youth should be dedicated to God, that we may not waste any of the remaining short space of life. Happy and wise are those who seek the Lord and prepare for usefulness at an early age, when others are pursuing sinful pleasures, contracting bad habits, and forming ruinous connexions. Who can express the anguish prevented by early piety, and its…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Josiah ruled for thirty-one years, from 640 to 609 BC.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12Ch 34:1, 2. Josiah's Good Reign. 1. Josiah was eight years old--(See on 2Ki 22:1). The testimony borne to the undeviating steadfastness of his adherence to the cause of true religion places his character and reign in honorable contrast with those of many of his royal predecessors. 2Ch 34:3-7. He Destroys Idolatry.Read the comment

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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings