Josiah
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Josiah becomes king at age 8 after his father Amon is assassinated.
2KI.22.1Josiah {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.
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Journey Timeline
Reforms Begin628 BC
JerusalemAt age 20, Josiah begins purging idolatry from Judah and Israel.
2CH 34:3-7Book of the Law Found622 BC
JerusalemWhile repairing the temple, the Book of the Law is discovered, sparking deeper reforms.
2KI 22:8-13Great Passover622 BC
JerusalemJosiah leads the greatest Passover celebration since Samuel's time.
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