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 eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. 2He did right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of his father David and did not turn aside to the right or to the left. 3For in the eighth year of his reign while he was still a youth, he began to seek the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherim, the carved images and the molten images.

2 Chronicles 34:1 word by word

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

• Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֫הוּyô'shîyâh yô'shîyâhû · JosiahH2977
• eightשְׁמֹנֶהshemôneh shemôneh shemônâh shemônâh · eightH8083
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• oldבֵּןbên · son: agedH1121
• when he becameמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• kingמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• thirty-oneשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
• thirty-oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 34:1

• 2 Chronicles 33:25But the people of the land killed all the conspirators against King Amon, and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place.
• 1 Kings 13:2He cried against the altar by the word of the Lord, and said, “O altar, altar, thus says the Lord, ‘Behold, a son shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name; and on you he shall sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and human bones shall be burned on you.’”
• 2 Kings 22:1Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath.
• 1 Chronicles 3:14Amon his son, Josiah his son.
• Jeremiah 1:2to whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
• Zephaniah 1:1The word of the Lord which came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah:
• Matthew 1:10Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, and Amon the father of Josiah.
• 2 Chronicles 24:1Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Zibiah from Beersheba.
• 2 Chronicles 26:1And all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the place of his father Amaziah.
• 2 Chronicles 33:1Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem.
• 1 Samuel 2:18Now Samuel was ministering before the Lord, as a boy wearing a linen ephod.
• 1 Kings 3:7Now, O Lord my God, You have made Your servant king in place of my father David, yet I am but a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in.
• Ecclesiastes 4:13A poor yet wise lad is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive instruction.

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