Study it in the app“Josiah 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.”
Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּהוּwas eightשְׁמֹנֶהyears oldבֶּן שָׁנָהwhen he became king,בְמָלְכוֹand he reignedוּ מָלַךְthirty-oneשְׁלֹשִׁים וְאַחַתyearsשָׁנָהin Jerusalem.בִּירוּשָׁלִָםThe nameוְשֵׁםof his motherאִמּוֹwas Jedidahיְדִידָהdaughterבַתof Adaiahעֲדָיָהof Bozkath.מִבָּצְקַת
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” appearseight
Eight; also "eighth".
Where else “shemone” appearsyears old
To give someone's age, how long they have lived.
Where else “ben” appearsage
The years of a person's life.
Where else “shana” appearsreign
To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.
Where else “malch” appearsthirty
Thirty; also "thirtieth".
Where else “sheloshim” appearsone
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “achat” appearsJerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appearsname
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appearsmother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “im” appearsJedidah
Jedidah. A personal name meaning "beloved." Mother of King Josiah, daughter of Adaiah, from Bozkath (2 Kings 22:1).
Where else “yedida” appearsdaughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “vat” appearsAdaiah
Adaiah: a name meaning "YHWH has adorned." In 2 Kings 22:1 the maternal grandfather of King Josiah; several other men also bear it (1 Chronicles 6:41; Nehemiah 11:5).
Where else “adaya” appearsBozkath
Bozkath: a town of Judah in the Shephelah.
Where else “batskat” appearsOther books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
Josiah begins to reign
2 Kings 22:1-2
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.
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.
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).
1 · This verse (above)
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.
