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
Joash 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 mouths of babes and sucklings You have ordained strength, because of ones vexing You, to cause the enemy and the avenger to cease.
Ecclesiastes 10:16
Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child and your leaders eat in the morning.
Isaiah 3:4
And I will give young boys to be their rulers, and caprices shall rule over them.

General references

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