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2 Chronicles 34:1

Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.

KJV

Octo annorum erat Josias cum regnare cœpisset, et triginta et uno anno regnavit in Jerusalem.

Vulgate

Ὢν ὀκτὼ ἐτῶν Ἰωσείας ἐν τῷ βασιλεῦσαι αὐτόν, καὶ τριάκοντα ἓν ἔτος ἐβασίλευσεν ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ.

LXX

Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem.

ASV

בֶּן שְׁמוֹנֶ֥ה שָׁנִ֖ים יֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּ בְ/מָלְכ֑/וֹ וּ/שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וְ/אַחַת֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָֽם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶחָ֖ד
'chd
adjective · 970×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
וֹ
v
verb · 349×
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם
yrvshlm
proper_noun · 634×
יֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּ
y'shyhv
proper_noun · 53×
שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים
shlshym
adjective · 174×
שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה
shmnh
adjective · 109×
שָׁנָ֔ה
shnh
verb · 877×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Covers Hezekiah's reforms and Sennacherib's invasion, the reigns of Manasseh and Josiah, the fall of Jerusalem to Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC, the destruction of Solomon's Temple, the exile to Babylon, and the career of the prophet Daniel. Josephus explicitly cites Isaiah's prophecy of Cyrus and Daniel's prophecies, calling Daniel one of the greatest prophets.

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 3:14 — Amon his son, Josiah his son.
  • 2Kgs 22:1 — Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.
  • Jer 1:2 — To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
  • Zeph 1:1 — The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
  • Zeph 1:1 — The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.