Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.
Bible References
Eight years
2 Chronicles 24:1
Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned for forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah from Beersheba.
2 Chronicles 26:1
Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
2 Chronicles 33:1
Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned for fifty-five years in Jerusalem.
1 Samuel 2:18
Now Samuel was ministering before the Lord, as a child dressed in a linen ephod [a sacred item of priestly clothing].
1 Kings 3:7
So now, O Lord my God, You have made Your servant king in place of David my father; and as for me, I am but a little boy [in wisdom and experience]; I do not know how to go out or come in [that is, how to conduct business as a king].
Ecclesiastes 4:13
A poor yet wise youth is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive instruction and counsel (friendly reproof, warning)—