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Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּהוּwas eightשְׁמוֹנֶהyears oldבֶּן שָׁנִיםwhen he became king,בְמָלְכוֹandוּhe reignedמָלַךְthirty-oneשְׁלֹשִׁים וְאַחַתyearsשָׁנָהin Jerusalem.בִּירוּשָׁלִָם
2 Chronicles 34:1
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2 Chronicles 34:1, word by word
- Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּהוּyoshiyahu
Josiah
Josiah: a name that, according to the lexicon, means "founded by Yah." He is the king of Judah announced by name in 1 Kings 13:2, who reigned about three hundred years later (2 Kings 22–23); a man in Zechariah 6:10 is also called this.
Where else “yoshiyahu” appears- was eightשְׁמוֹנֶהshemone
eight
Eight; also "eighth".
Where else “shemone” appears- years oldבֶּןben
years old
To give someone's age, how long they have lived.
Where else “ben” appears- years oldשָׁנִיםshanim
age
The years of a person's life.
Where else “shanim” appears- when he became kingמָלְכmalch
reign
To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.
Where else “malch” appears- thirty-oneשְׁלֹשִׁיםsheloshim
thirty
Thirty; also "thirtieth".
Where else “sheloshim” appears- thirty-oneאַחַתachat
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “achat” appears- in Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִָםyrushalaim
Jerusalem
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2 Chronicles 34:1-2
1Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. 2He did what was right in the eyes of YHWH, and walked in the ways of David his father, and did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
1Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. 2He did what was right in the eyes of YHWH and walked in all the way of David his father, and he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2He did what was right in the eyes of YHWH, and walked in the ways of David his father, and did not turn aside to the right or to the left.