2 Chronicles 34:1-3

Good News Translation

King Josiah of Judah^(A)

34 ^(B)Josiah was eight years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled in Jerusalem for thirty-one years. ² He did what was pleasing to the Lord; he followed the example of his ancestor King David, strictly obeying all the laws of God.

Josiah Attacks Pagan Worship

³ In the eighth year that Josiah was king, while he was still very young, he began to worship the God of his ancestor King David. Four years later he began to destroy the pagan places of worship, the symbols of the goddess Asherah, and all the other idols.