2 KINGS 22:1 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.”
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath — Josiah (יֹאשִׁיָּה, *Yoshiyyah*, 'the LORD sustains') accedes as a child (eight years old) and reigns for thirty-one years. The length of his reign, combined with his child accession, suggests regency governance during his minority. His mother, Jedidah (יְדִידְיָה, 'Beloved of the LORD'), daughter of Adaiah, provides the maternal legitimacy standard in the royal formula. Josiah emerges as Judah's final reforming king, destined to reverse the apostasy of Manasseh and Amon.
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