And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the way of David, his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; he clung to all the precepts of the Lord with unwavering firmness.
V. THE REIGN OF JOSIAH 1. The Revival CHAPTER 22 _ 1. Josiah begins to reign (2 Kings 22:1; 2 Chronicles 34:1)_ 2. The temple repaired (2 Kings 22:3;...
2 KINGS 22:1 TO 2 KINGS 23:30_ A_. THE REIGN AND REFORMS OF JOSIAH. The fifty-seven years of the reigns of Manasseh and Amon were, according to Kings (not Chronicles), a period of apostasy, which prob...
WALKED IN THE WAYS OF DAVID HIS FATHER. He was. descendant of David, and hence David was called his father. The seed of David continued to reign in Jerusalem until the Captivity. Unlike Ahaz, Manasseh...
THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4. TURNED NOT ASIDE. Josiah is the only king of whom this is said....
III. THE REIGN AND REFORMATION OF JOSIAH 22:1-23:27 In view of the corrupt conduct of his father and grandfather, it is surprising that Josiah determined at such an early age to follow the path of rig...
_AND HE DID THAT WHICH WAS RIGHT IN THE SIGHT OF THE LORD, AND WALKED IN ALL THE WAY OF DAVID HIS FATHER, AND TURNED NOT ASIDE TO THE RIGHT HAND OR TO THE LEFT._ No JFB commentary on this verse....
JOSIAH. THE FINDING OF A BOOK OF THE LAW 1. Boscath] in Judah: cp. Joshua 15:39....
THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 22 JOSIAH’S RULE AS KING OF *JUDAH V1 Josiah was 8 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for 31 years....
AND WALKED ... — See Note on 2 Chronicles 34:2....
וַ יַּ֥עַשׂ הַ יָּשָׁ֖ר בְּ עֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה
JOSIAH B.C. 639-608 2 Kings 22:1; 2 Kings 23:1 Jos., "Ant.," X 4:1. "In outline dim and vast Their fearful shadows cast The giant forms of Empires, on their way To ruin: one by one They tower,...
FINDING THE LOST LAW 2 Kings 22:1 In the midst of a dissolute court, Josiah's young life grew as a palm on the desert-waste. At the age of sixteen he sought the Lord, and at eighteen he became even m...
With Josiah's accession came the last attempt at reformation before Judah was finally swept into captivity. Josiah's first act of reformation was to restore the Temple. All that followed grew out of t...
And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, and (a) walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left. (a) His zeal was prophesied of, an...
The most interesting circumstances for a gospel Reader to mark in those verses are the wonderful properties of grace. Josiah could derive nothing from his wicked father, either in precept or example,...
Well, then, in the next portion of our book (2 Kings 21:1-26) we see how truly a pious father may be followed by an impious son. Manasseh, young as he was, did not only begin to reign, but "did that w...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 22 AND 23. Observe what grace raised up Hezekiah and Josiah, both of whom were born of fathers given up to idolatry, and followed by sons who were equally aba...
AND HE DID THAT WHICH WAS RIGHT IN THE SIGHT OF THE LORD,.... In the affair of religious worship especially, as well as in other things: AND WALKED IN ALL THE WAYS OF DAVID HIS FATHER; in his religio...
And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left. Ver. 2. _And he did that which was ri...
_Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign_ Being young, he had not received any bad impressions from the example of his father and grandfather, but soon saw their errors, and God gave him gra...
1 Iosiah his good reigne. 3 He taketh care for the repaire of the Temple. 8 Hilkiah hauing found a booke of the Lawe, Iosiah sendeth to Huldah to enquire of the Lord. 15 Huldah prophesieth destruct...
JOSIAH'S GOOD REIGN (22:1 - 23:30) From Josiah's beginning to reign at eight years of age, his reign was faithful and godly, for he walked in the ways of David, the first of Israel's godly kings (v....
1-10 The different event of Josiah's early succession from that of Manasseh, must be ascribed to the distinguishing grace of God; yet probably the persons that trained him up were instruments in prod...
No text from Poole on this verse....
2 Kings 22:2 did H6213 (H8799) right H3477 sight H5869 LORD H3068 walked H3212 (H8799) ways H1870 father...
INTRODUCTION TO JOSIAH'S REIGN (2 KINGS 22:1). Josiah's reign commences with the usual introductory formula giving his age when he began to reign, the length of his reign, and the name of the queen m...
CONTENTS: Reign of Josiah. Repairing temple and finding of the book of the law. CHARACTERS: God, Josiah, Hilkiah, Shaphan, Huldah, Ahikam, Achbor, Asahiah. CONCLUSION: An unread Bible is a lost Bibl...
2 Kings 22:8. _I have found the book of the law._ This was “the book of the law of the Lord by Moses,” 2 Chronicles 34:14; that is, in Moses's own handwriting. Lyranus, a rabbi, says, that Ahaz had bu...
_And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord._ JOSIAH AN EXAMPLE FOR YOUNG MEN Of the young king, whose piety is thus described, it is also said in another place (2 Kings 23:25), “And li...
_Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign._ A MONARCH OF RARE VIRTUE, AND A GOD OF RETRIBUTIVE JUSTICE I. A monarch of rare virtue. Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign.” In th...
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 22:1 Josiah. Josiah is a long-awaited good king (see 1 Kings 13:2). He does many significant deeds, but it comes too late to change Judah’s fate.
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 22:2 Josiah is the ideal king who does not TURN from the Mosaic law TO THE RIGHT OR TO THE LEFT (Deuteronomy
THE LAST EFFORT OF REFORMATION UNDER JOSIAH CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 22:2. HE DID THAT WHICH WAS RIGHT—In his minority Josiah was. guarded and directed by godly teachers and counselor...
EXPOSITION 2 KINGS 22:1 ACCESSION OF JOSIAH. REPAIR OF THE TEMPLE. RECOVERY OF THE BOOK OF THE LAW....
And Josiah was only eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem. And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD (2 Kings 22:1-2). Now at this poi...
1 Kings 11:38; 1 Kings 15:5; 1 Kings 3:6; 2 Chronicles 17:3;...