Josiah Reigns over Judah

22 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath.^(A)

² He did what was right in the sight of the Lord and walked in all the way of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.^(A)