Josiah

dzho-SAI-uh

Who is Josiah?

Josiah became king of Judah at eight years old and reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem (2 Kings 22:1). He did what was right in the sight of the LORD (2 Kings 22:2), removed the idols and abominations from the land (2 Chronicles 34:33), and was remembered as a king who turned to the LORD with all his heart like no king before him (2 Kings 23:25). He was the king during whose reign the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah (Jeremiah 1:2).

Also pronounced

Joh-SIGH-ah
joh-SYE-uh

Found in Scripture

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