2 Kings 22:1-2
Lexham English Bible
Josiah Becomes King in Judah
22 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah from Bozkath. 2 He did right in the eyes of Yahweh, and he walked in all of the way of David his ancestor[a] and did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
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- 2 Kings 22:2 Or “father”
2 Kings 22:1-2
International Standard Version
Josiah Succeeds Amon
22 Josiah was an eight year old child when he began to reign, and he reigned for 31 years in Jerusalem. His mother was named Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. 2 He practiced what the Lord considered to be right, living the way his ancestor David had lived, turning neither to the right nor to the left.
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