2Ki 22:1 | Clarke | STEP | Josiah succeeds Amon his father, and reigns thirty-one years, , . He repairs the breaches of the temple, . Hilkiah finds the book of the law in the temple, . It is read by Shaphan the scribe, before the king and his servants, , . The king, greatly affected, sends to inquire of Huldah the prophetess, . She delivers an afflictive prophecy concerning the evils that were coming upon the land, . But promises Josiah that these evils shall not come in his time, . Verse 1 Josiah was eight years old - He was one of the best, if not the best, of all the Jewish kings since the time of David. He began well, continued well, and ended well.

2 Kings 22:1

Introduction

Josiah succeeds Amon his father, and reigns thirty-one years, 2Kgs 22:1, 2Kgs 22:2. He repairs the breaches of the temple, 2Kgs 22:3-7. Hilkiah finds the book of the law in the temple, 2Kgs 22:8. It is read by Shaphan the scribe, before the king and his servants, 2Kgs 22:9, 2Kgs 22:10. The king, greatly affected, sends to inquire of Huldah the prophetess, 2Kgs 22:11-13. She delivers an afflictive prophecy concerning the evils that were coming upon the land, 2Kgs 22:14-17. But promises Josiah that these evils shall not come in his time, 2Kgs 22:18-20.

Verse 1

Josiah was eight years old - He was one of the best, if not the best, of all the Jewish kings since the time of David. He began well, continued well, and ended well.