Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

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Bible References

Eight years old

2 Kings 11:21
Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.
2 Kings 21:1
Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Hephzibah.
Psalm 8:2
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou established praise because of thine adversaries, to still the enemy and the avenger.
Ecclesiastes 10:16
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
Isaiah 3:4
And I will appoint youths as their princes, and children shall rule over them.

General references

2 Kings 11:21
Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.