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2 Kings 22:1

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

2 Kings 22:1 - Amplified Bible

JOSIAH WAS eight years old when he began his thirty-one-year reign in Jerusalem. His mother was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath.

2 Kings 22:1 - American Standard Version

Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem: and his mothers name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath.

2 Kings 22:1 - Bible in Basic English

Josiah was eight years old when he became king; and he was ruling in Jerusalem for thirty-one years; his mother's name was Jedidah, daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath.

2 Kings 22:1 - Darby Bible

Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem; and his mother`s name was Jedidah, daughter of Adaiah of Bozcath.

2 Kings 22:1 - English Standard Version

Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath.

2 Kings 22:1 - King James Version

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.

2 Kings 22:1 - La Biblia de las Americas

Josìas tenìa ocho años cuando comenzò a reinar, y reinò treinta y un años en Jerusalén. El nombre de su madre era Jedida, hija de Adaìa, de Boscat.

2 Kings 22:1 - The Message

Josiah was eight years old when he became king. He ruled for thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah; she was from Bozkath. He lived the way God wanted. He kept straight on the path blazed by his ancestor David, not one step to either left or right.

2 Kings 22:1 - New American Standard Bible

Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name {was} Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath.

2 Kings 22:1 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Josìas tenìa ocho años cuando comenzò a reinar, y reinò treinta y un años en Jerusalén. El nombre de su madre era Jedida, hija de Adaìa, de Boscat.

2 Kings 22:1 - World English Bible

Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem: and his mother`s name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath.

2 Kings 22:1 - Young's Living Translation

A son of eight years [is] Josiah in his reigning, and thirty and one years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [is] Jedidah daughter of Adaiah of Boskath,

2 Kings 22:1 - Additional Comments

Israel had fallen in 722 B.C. The final 7 kings of Judah:
Manasseh: 697-642 B.C. (king at 12 years old, for 55 years, did evil -- 2 Kings 21:1) -- very evil (2 Kings 21:11)
Amon: 642-640 B.C.. (king at 22 years old, for 2 years, did evil -- 2 Kings 21:19)
Josiah: 640-609 B.C.. (king at 8 years old, for 31 years, did good)
Jehoahaz: 609-608 B.C.. (king at 23 years old, for 3 months, did evil -- 2 Kings 23:31)
Jehoiakim/Eliakim: 608-597 B.C.. (king at 25 years old, for 11 years, did evil -- 2 Kings 23:36)
Jehoiachin: 597 B.C.. (king at 18 years old, for 3 months, did evil -- 2 Kings 24:8)
Zedekiah: 597-587 B.C.. (king at 21 years old, for 11 years, did evil -- 2 Kings 24:18)

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