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 began his reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zibiah. She was from Beer-sheba.
2 Chronicles 26:1
All the people of Judah made Uzziah king in place of his father Amaziah. Uzziah was sixteen years old at the time.
2 Chronicles 33:1
Manasseh began to reign at the age of twelve years, and continued to reign for 55 years in Jerusalem.
1 Samuel 2:18
Now Samuel was ministering in the LORD's presence, as a boy wearing a linen ephod.
1 Kings 3:7
"You have demonstrated abundant gracious love to your servant David, my father, as he lived in your presence truthfully, righteously, and uprightly in his heart. In addition, you have kept on showing this abundant gracious love by giving him a son to sit on his throne today. Now, LORD my God, you have set me as king to replace my father David, but I'm still young. I don't have any leadership skills.
Ecclesiastes 4:13
A poor but wise youth is better than an old but foolish king who will no longer accept correction.