2 Kings 22:3 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 22:1-10

Concerning Josiah we are here told, I. That he was very young when he began to reign (2 Kgs. 22:1), only eight years old. Solomon says, Woe unto thee, O land! when thy king is a child; but happy art thou, O land! when thy king is such a child. Our English Israel had once a king that was such a child, Edward VI. Josiah, being young, had not received any bad impressions from the example of his father and grandfather, but soon saw their errors, and God gave his grace to take warning by them. See... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 22:3

And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of King Josiah ,.... Not of his age, but of his reign, as appears from 2 Chronicles 34:8 nor is what follows the first remarkable act he did in a religious way; for elsewhere we read of what he did in the eighth and twelfth years of his reign, 2 Chronicles 34:3 , that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam the scribe, to the house of the Lord ; the king's secretary; the Septuagint version is, the scribe of the house... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 22:1-7

GENERAL CHARACTER OF JOSIAH 'S REIGN . His repair of the temple . The writer begins his account of Josiah's reign with the usual brief summary, giving his age at his accession, the length of his reign, his mother's name and birthplace ( 2 Kings 22:1 ), and the general character of his rule ( 2 Kings 22:2 ). He then proceeds to mention some circumstances connected with the repair of the temple, which Josiah had taken in hand ( 2 Kings 22:3-7 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 22:1-7

Josiah: the temple again repaired. The reign of Josiah affords another example of the law of action and reaction in national life. Dr. R. Payne Smith says, "The nation itself had gradually swung round, as nations now do, and had begun to be as dissatisfied with Baal and Moloch as their fathers had been with Jehovah" ('Introduction to Jeremiah'); and Dean Stanley remarks, "The popular election which placed Josiah on the throne, of itself marks some strong change of public feeling". It is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 22:1-13

A righteous branch from a wicked root. Josiah is the most astonishing instance that is contained in Scripture of goodness springing up, and attaining high perfection under the most extraordinarily unfavorable circumstances. Josiah was— I. THE SON OF AN EXTRAORDINARILY WICKED FATHER . Amon, Josiah's father, did evil in the sight of the Lord to an extent scarcely equaled even by any of the Israelite monarchs. "He forsook the Lord God of his fathers" ( 2 Kings 21:22 ), and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 22:1-20

ACCESSION OF JOSIAH . REPAIR OF THE TEMPLE . RECOVERY OF THE BOOK OF THE LAW . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 22:1-20

A monarch of rare virtue, and a God of retributive justice. "Josiah was eight years old," etc. There are two subjects in this chapter that arrest our attention, and which are fertile with suggestions. I. A MONARCH OF RARE VIRTUE . "Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem," etc. In this monarch we discover four distinguished merits. 1. Religiousness of action . "He did that which was right in the sight of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 22:3

And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of King Josiah . The writer of Kings, bent on abbreviating as much as possible, omits the early reforms of Josiah, which are related in 2 Chronicles 34:3-7 , with perhaps some anticipation of what happened later. The young king gave marked indications of personal piety and attachment to true religion as early as the eighth year of his reign, when he was sixteen, and had just attained his majority. Later, in his twelfth year, he began the purging... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 22:3

In the eighteenth year - This is the date of the finding of the Book of the Law and of the Passover (marginal reference, and 2 Kings 23:23), but is not meant to apply to all the various reforms of Josiah as related in 2 Kings 23:4-20. The true chronology of Josiah’s reign is to be learned from 2Ch 34:3-8; 2 Chronicles 35:1. From these places it appear that at least the greater part of his reforms preceded the finding of the Book of the Law. He began them in the 12th year of his reign, at the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 22:3-4

2 Kings 22:3-4. In the eighteenth year of King Josiah Not of his life, but of his reign, as it is expressed, 2 Chronicles 34:3; 2 Chronicles 34:8. The king sent Shaphan The secretary of state; saying, Go up to Hilkiah, that he may sum the silver Take an exact account how much it is, and then dispose of it in the manner following. Which the keepers of the door have gathered Who were priests or Levites, 2Ki 8:9 ; 2 Chronicles 8:14. It seems, they took much the same way of raising the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 22:1-10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 22:3

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 22:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 22:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 22:1-13

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 22:1-20

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 22:1-20

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 22:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 22:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 22:3-4

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