II Kings 22:8-10; 23:1-3, 21-23

The 22nd chapter of II Kings opens with the announcement that a boy of eight years was sitting upon the throne of Judah in Jerusalem. Scholars have determined the calendar date that Josiah began to reign to be 639 B.C. We find in verse 3 that eighteen years have passed since verse 1. Verse 2 states: “And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and…