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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 22:1-2

2 Kings 22:1-2. Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign Being young, he had not received any bad impressions from the example of his father and grandfather, but soon saw their errors, and God gave him grace to take warning by them. He saw his father’s sins, and considered, and did not the like, Ezekiel 18:14. He did that which was right in the sight of the Lord See the power of divine grace! Although he was born of a wicked father, had neither had a good education given him,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 22:1-20

Josiah repairs the temple (22:1-20)Included in Josiah’s reformation was a project for extensive repairs to the temple, which had been damaged during the reigns of Manasseh and Amon (22:1-7). By this time Assyrian power had weakened considerably, which enabled Josiah to carry out his reformation program without interference from outside. He even extended his power into the conquered territory of the former northern kingdom (see 23:15,19; 2 Chronicles 34:6-7).During the fifty-seven years when... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Kings 22:1

eight years. Manasseh began at twelve, bred under godly Hezekiah. Josiah began at eight, bred by ungodly Amon. Contrast the two characters. Boscath. In Judah. Compare Joshua 15:39 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Kings 22:1

THE BEGINNING OF THE REIGN OF JOSIAH; AND THE DISCOVERY OF THE HOLY BOOKS OF MOSES;JOSIAH CAME TO THE THRONE AT AGE EIGHT"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 Bozkath. And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.""He reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem" (2... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 22:1

1, 2. Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign—Happier than his grandfather Manasseh, he seems to have fallen during his minority under the care of better guardians, who trained him in the principles and practice of piety; and so strongly had his young affections been enlisted on the side of true and undefiled religion, that he continued to adhere all his life, with undeviating perseverance, to the cause of God and righteousness. :-. HE PROVIDES FOR THE REPAIR OF THE TEMPLE. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Kings 22:1-2

1. Josiah’s goodness 22:1-2Josiah was one of Judah’s best kings. He was one of the reformers who followed David’s good example (2 Kings 22:2) all his life. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Kings 22:1-30

D. Josiah’s Good Reign 22:1-23:30Since Josiah was eight years old when his father died at age 22, he must have been born when Amon was only 14. It was very common, both in the ancient Near East generally and in Israel, for kings to marry very young and to father children when they were early teenagers. [Note: Nadav Na’aman, "Historical and Chronological Notes on the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah in the Eighth Century B.C.," Vetus Testamentum 36 (1986):83-91.] The years Josiah ruled were 640-609... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 22:1-20

Josiah. The finding of a Book of the Law1. Boscath] in Judah: cp. Joshua 15:39.4. That he may sum, etc.] Josiah was contemplating a restoration of the Temple similar to that carried out previously by Joash (2 Kings 12:4.), and a collection of money had been made for the purpose: see 2 Chronicles 34:9. 5. The doers of the work.. to the doers of the work] The first were the overseers, the second were the labourers. 7. There was no reckoning] cp. 2 Chronicles 12:15.8. The book of the law] As the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Kings 22:1

XXII.THE REIGN OF JOSIAH (2 Kings 22:0, 2 Kings 23:30; comp. 2 Chronicles 24:25)(1) Josiah.—The name seems to mean “Jah healeth.” (Comp. Exodus 15:26; Isaiah 30:26.)Eight years old.—The queen-mother was probably paramount in the government during the first years of the reign.Boscath.—In the lowland of Judah (Joshua 15:39).He reigned thirty and one years.—And somewhat over. (Comp. Jeremiah 1:2; Jeremiah 25:1; Jeremiah 25:3; according to which passages it was twenty-three years from the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 2 Kings 22:1-20

A Talk to Boys and Girls 2 Kings 22:1-2 Two verses, and yet that is a miniature of the good King Josiah, in which six things are told us about him. I. He Made an Early Start. He was eight years old when he began to reign. These duties were laid upon him when he was quite a young boy and the first thing we learn from him is to make an early start. II. He Had a Very Long Race. He reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. It is not enough to make an early start; we want to run a long race, keeping... read more