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Chapter 22

Josiah Becomes King in Judah

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Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother [was] Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah from Bozkath.
He did right in the eyes of Yahweh, and he walked in all of the way of David his ancestor[note: Or "father"] and did not turn aside to the right or to the left.