639/638 BC
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Josiah · Judah
life, dates, and events
This record brings together the lifespan, dates, Scripture, and every dated event assigned to Josiah · Judah.
Life record
Birth, lifespan, and death
Creation years 3285–3316
Reference under review · 608/607 BC
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Look up Josiah in the study works
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Public-domain referenceEaston’s Bible Dictionary
Dictionary and historical background
Find Josiah →Public-domain referenceSmith’s Bible DictionaryPeople, places, customs, and history
Find Josiah →Public-domain referenceHitchcock’s Bible NamesThe name and its traditional meaning
Find Josiah →Public-domain referenceNave’s Topical BibleRelated KJV passages arranged by subject
Find Josiah →Public-domain referenceTorrey’s Topical TextbookRelated biblical subjects and references
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Events involving Josiah · Judah
Creation year 3285639/638 BC
Josiah begins to reign
Josiah becomes king as a child and later leads a major covenant reform.
2 Chronicles 34:1–2 · KJV
“Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years. And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father.”
Parallel Scripture · 2 Kings 22:1–2
Open Creation year 3285 in the Original Timeline →Kings parallels Josiah’s accession, thirty-one-year reign, and faithfulness.
Creation year 3316608/607 BC
Josiah dies; Jehoahaz reigns
Josiah dies after confronting Pharaoh-necho; Jehoahaz’s brief reign follows.
2 Chronicles 35:23–24; 36:1 · KJV
“And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded. His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and brought him to Jerusalem, and he died. Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem.”
Parallel Scripture · 2 Kings 23:29–31
Open Creation year 3316 in the Original Timeline →Kings gives the parallel account of Josiah’s death and Jehoahaz’s succession.