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.”
2 Kings 22:1-2
Common English Bible
Josiah rules Judah
22 Josiah was 8 years old when he became king, and he ruled for thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jedidah; she was Adaiah’s daughter and was from Bozkath. 2 He did what was right in the Lord’s eyes, and walked in the ways of his ancestor David—not deviating from it even a bit to the right or left.
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