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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Kings 22:5

of the doers. These were the overseers. to the doers. These were the labourers. read more

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

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Kings 22:3-27

2. Josiah’s reforms 22:3-23:27Josiah began to seek Yahweh when he was 16 years old and began initiating religious reforms when he was 20 (2 Chronicles 34:3-7). His reforms were more extensive than those of any of his predecessors. One of them involved the repair of Solomon’s temple (2 Kings 22:5; cf. 2 Kings 12:4-16). He began this project when he was 26.". . . Josiah rules during years in which Assyria fades but also those in which Babylon is not yet ready to rule as far west as Judah and in a... 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

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

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 22:1-20

JOSIAHB.C. 639-6082 Kings 22:1-20; 2 Kings 23:1-37Jos., "Ant.," X 4:1."In outline dim and vast Their fearful shadows cast The giant forms of Empires, on their way To ruin: one by one They tower, and they are gone."- KEBLEIF we are to understand the reign of Josiah as a whole, we must preface it by some allusion to the great epoch-marking circumstances of his age, which explain the references of contemporary prophets, and which, in great measure, determined the foreign policy of the pious... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Kings 22:1-20

V. THE REIGN OF JOSIAH 1. The Revival CHAPTER 22 1. Josiah begins to reign (2 Kings 22:1-2 ; 2 Chronicles 34:1-2 ) 2. The temple repaired (2 Kings 22:3-7 ; 2 Chronicles 34:8-13 ) 3. The law discovered (2 Kings 22:8-9 ; 2 Chronicles 34:14-21 ) 4. The reading of the law and its results (2 Kings 22:10-14 ) 5. The words of Huldah, the prophetess (2 Kings 22:15-20 ) After the violent death of Amon his eight-year-old son Josiah (sustained by Jehovah) began to reign. Under him the... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 2 Kings 22:5

22:5 And let {c} them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to the doers of the work which [is] in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house,(c) From the time of Joash for the space of 244 years, the temple remained without repairs through the negligence of the priests. This shows that they who have a charge and do not execute it should have it taken from them. read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 22:1-20

JOSIAH'S GOOD REIGN (22:1 - 23:30) From Josiah's beginning to reign at eight years of age, his reign was faithful and godly, for he walked in the ways of David, the first of Israel's godly kings (v.2), just as we today should gain our instructions from the first days of Christianity rather than from men who have followed through the years. How much more important is the teaching of the apostles whom the Lord appointed than that of Martin Luther, J.N. Darby or any other outstanding man of... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 22:1-20

JUDAH UNDER JOSIAH HIS IMMEDIATE PREDECESSORS (2 Kings 21:1-26 ) Manasseh’s history shows that a good father does not always make a good son. The summary of his reign (2 Kings 21:1-9 ) ranks him with Ahaz, as the two wickedest kings Judah had known. Note that the same punishment which had fallen on Israel is soon to overtake Judah (2 Kings 21:13 ), and this despite Manasseh’s “humbleness,” as indicated in 2 Chronicles 33:11-19 . The brief reign of Amon (2 Kings 21:19-26 ) was in character... read more