2 Kings 22:1-2
English Standard Version
Josiah Reigns in Judah
22 (A)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 (B)Bozkath. 2 And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and walked in all the way of David his father, (C)and he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
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2 Kings 22:1-2
New English Translation
Josiah Repents
22 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother[a] was Jedidah, daughter of Adaiah, from Bozkath. 2 He did what the Lord approved[b] and followed in his ancestor David’s footsteps;[c] he did not deviate to the right or the left.
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- 2 Kings 22:1 tn Heb “the name of his mother.”
- 2 Kings 22:2 tn Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord.”
- 2 Kings 22:2 tn Heb “and walked in all the way of David his father.”
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