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King Josiah of Judah

M, #2122224, b. 648 BCE, d. 609 BCE
Father*King Amon of Judah b. 664 BCE
Mother*Jedidah (2 Kings 22)
Relationship61st great-grandfather of Robert Michael Damon
ReferenceB99-3662

Names and Titles

Titled: King of Judah (Josiah) from 640 to 609 BC.1
Variation: Josiah.
Greek: Ἰωσίας (Iosias) G2502 from Hebrew H2977 means Jehovah heals.2
Hebrew: יׄאשִׁיָּה (Yoʾshiyah) H3977, means Whom Yahwah Heals.
Variation: King Josiah (יׄאשִׁיָּה).
King Josiah of Judah was born 648 BCE (Was 8 when took the throne.)3 He was the son of King Amon of Judah and Jedidah (2 Kings 22). King Josiah of Judah married Zebidah (2 Kings 23), daughter of Pedaiah (2 Kings 23).4 King Josiah of Judah married Hamutal (2 Kings 23), daughter of Jeremiah (יִרְמְיָה) (The Prophet). King Josiah of Judah was killed by Pharaoh Neco of Egypt 609 BCE in Megiddo (2Ki 23:29).4,5
Kings of Israel and Judah

Date6ReferenceKing of Israel King of Judah
1050 BC Saul
1Saml 10-31



1010 BC Ish-Bosheth 2Sam 2-4 David (40 Years)7
2 Samuel, 1 Chron 11-
1003 BC David


970 BC Solomon (40 Years)8



930 BC Jeroboam I (22 Years)9
Rehoboam (17 Years)10

913 BC18th of Jeroboam11Abijah (3 Years) 12
910 BC20th of Jeroboam13 Asa (41 Years)14
909 BC2nd of Asa15 Nadab (2 Years)15
908 BC3rd of Asa16 Baasha (24 Years)16


886 BC26th of Asa17 Elah (2 Years)17
885 BC27th of Asa18 Zimri (7 Days)18
885 BC27th of Asa Tibni
Omri (12 Years)19

880 BC31st of Asa20 Omri
874 BC38th of Asa21 Ahab (22 Years)21
872 BC Asa + Jehoshaphat
869 BC4th of Ahab22 Jehoshaphat (25 Years)22
853 BC17th of Jehosophat23 Ahaziah (2 Years)23
852 BC18th of Jehosophat24 Joram (12 Years)24
848 BC5th of Joram25 Jehoram (8 Years)26
841 BC12th of Joram27 Ahaziah (1 Year)28
841 BC Jehu (28 Years)29
841 BC Queen Athaliah (7 Years)30
835 BC7th of Jehu31 Joash (40 Years)32

814 BC23rd of Joash33 Jehoahaz (17 Years)33

798 BC37th of Joash34 Jehoash (16 Years)34
796 BC2nd of Jehoash35 Amaziah (29 Years)36
793 BC Jehoash + Jeroboam II
792 BC Amaziah + Uzziah / Azeriah
782 BC15th of Amaziah37 Jeroboam II (41 Years)37
767 BC27th of Jeroboam38 Uzziah / Azeriah (52 Years)39
753 BC38th of Azariah40 Zechariah (6 Months)40
752 BC39th of Azariah41 Shallum (a Month)41
In Sameria In Gilead
752 BC39th of Azariah42 Menahem (10 Years)42
Pekah (20 Years)43


750 BC 2nd of Pekah44 Uzziah / Azeriah + Jotham
742 BC50th of Azariah43 Pekahiah (2 Years)43
740 BC52nd of Azeriah45 Pekah
740 BC Jotham (16 Years)46
735 BC17th of Pekah47 Ahaz (16 Years)48
732 BC12th of Ahaz49 Hoshea (9 Years)49
722 BC Captivity
715 BC3rd of Hoshea50 Hezekiah (29 Years)51

697 BC Hezekiah + Manasseh
686 BC Manasseh (55 Years)52



642 BC Amon (2 Years)53
640 BC Josiah (31 Years)3


609 BC King Jehoahaz of Judah (3 Months)54
609 BC Jehoiakim (11 Years)55
598 BC Jehoiachin (3 Months)56
597 BC Zedekiah (11 Years)57
586 BC Captivity

Note: Time Axis not to Scale. Some blank lines have been added to even out the scale, but scale is NOT uniform.
Year listed is the date for the beginning time of that row, which continues to the date of the next row.58
King Josiah of Judah became King of Judah (at Age 8 for 31 Year) 640 BCE replacing King Amon of Judah.59,60
Book of Zephaniah in the Bible begins during the reign on King Josiah of Judah after 640 BCE.61 He became the father of King Jehoiakim of Judah 634 BCE. King Josiah of Judah became the father of King Jehoahaz of Judah 632 BCE ; as was age 23 when became king.62
Book of Jeremiah in the Bible begins in the 13th year of the reign of King Josiah of Judah 627 BCE.63 The Book of the Law was found by Hilkiah (2 Chron 34) and given to King Josiah of Judah.64
King Josiah of Judah was replaced as King of Judah by King Jehoahaz of Judah 609 BCE.60 Pharaoh Necho (II) (?) Defeated King Josiah of Judah, at Megiddo (cf 2 Kings 23:29-30 and 2 Chron. 35:20-24) in the batle of Carchemish, 605BC. Defeated by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, however in 601 defeated Nebuchadressar , on the Egyptian Boarder.65 Mt 1:10. 1Ch 3.
King of Judah (2Ki 22:1-23).
Became king when he was 8 years old and reigned in Jerusalem for 31 years (2Ki 2).
He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD (2Ki 22:2).
Died in battle against Pharaoh Neco (2Ki 23).
Buried in his own tomb in Jerusalem (2Ki 23).4

References

King Josiah of Judah has ID 329-67 in Royalty for Commoners.66

Child of King Josiah of Judah

Child

Child of King Josiah of Judah and Zebidah (2 Kings 23), daughter of Pedaiah (2 Kings 23),

Child

2 Children of King Josiah of Judah and Hamutal (2 Kings 23), daughter of Jeremiah (יִרְמְיָה) (The Prophet),

Children
ChartsPedigree of Robert Damon (Big)
Royalty for Commoners
Descendant Chart for God
Indented Descendant Chart of God
Pedigree of Jesus Christ
Indendented Pedigree of Jesus Christ

Scriptures (References)

Book VerseTitle
Book of 1 Chronicles in the Bible1 Chronicle 3:10-16The Kings of Judah.
Book of 2 Chronicles in the Bible2 Chronicles 34:1-13Joshia's Reform (TODO.)
Book of Matthew in the BibleMatthew 1:1-17The Genealogy of Jesus.
Last Edited29 Sep 2023

Citations

  1. [S3] International Bible Society, editor, The Holy Bible, New International Version (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 1984), 1 King 22:42. Hereinafter cited as NIV.
  2. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, Matthew 1:11.
  3. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 22:1, 2 Chronicles 34:1.
  4. [S244] GEDCOM File: bible.ged imported on 2005/08/20 at 02:08:34. online unknown url,.
  5. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 23:29, 2 Chronicles 35:20-25.
  6. [S24] Kenneth Barker, editor, The NIV Study Bible, New International Version (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Corporation, 1985), Rulers of Israel and Judah from A Chronology of the Hebrew Kings by Edwin R. Theile . Hereinafter cited as NIV Study Bible.
  7. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 1 Kings 2:11.
  8. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 1 Kings 11:42.
  9. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 1 Kings 14:20.
  10. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 1 Kings 14:21, 2 Chron 12:13.
  11. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 1 Kings 15:1, 2 Chron 13:1.
  12. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 1 Kings 15:2.
  13. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 1 Kings 15:9.
  14. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 1 Kings 15:10.
  15. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 1 Kings 15:25.
  16. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 1 Kings 15:33.
  17. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 1 Kings 16:8.
  18. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 1 Kings 16:15.
  19. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 1 Kings 16:23.
  20. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 1 Kings 16:23;Perhaps indicates date of becoming sole king.
  21. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 1 Kings 16:29.
  22. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 1 Kings 22:29.
  23. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 1 Kings 22:51.
  24. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 3:1.
  25. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 8:16.
  26. 2 Kings 8:17, 2 Chronicles 21:5
  27. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings8:25.
  28. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 8:25, 2 Chronicles 22:2.
  29. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 10:36.
  30. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 11:4-16, 2 Chronicles 23:1.
  31. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 12:1.
  32. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 12:1, 2 Chronicles 24:1.
  33. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 13:1.
  34. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 13:10.
  35. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 14:1.
  36. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 14:1, 2 Chronicles 25:1.
  37. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 14:23.
  38. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 15:1.
  39. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 15:2.
  40. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 15:8.
  41. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 15:13.
  42. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 15:17.
  43. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 15:23.
  44. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 15:32.
  45. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 15:27.
  46. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 15:33, 2 Chronicles 27:1.
  47. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 16:1.
  48. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 16:1, 2 Chronicles 28:1.
  49. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 17:1.
  50. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 18:1.
  51. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 18:1, 2 Chronicles 29:1.
  52. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 21:1, 2 Chronicles 33:1.
  53. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 21:19, 2 Chronicles 33:21.
  54. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 23:31, 2 Chronicles 35:2.
  55. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 23:36, 2 Chronicles 35:5.
  56. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 24:8, 2 Chronicles 36:9.
  57. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 24:18, 2 Chronicles 36:11.
  58. [S24] NIV Study Bible, Pages 502-503.
  59. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Chron 34:1. @ Age 8.
  60. [S24] NIV Study Bible, pg 502-503.
  61. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, Zephaniah 1:1.
  62. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 23:30, 2 Chronicles 35:2.
  63. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, Jeremiah 1:2. 13th year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah.
  64. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, 2 Kings 22:8-13, 2 Chronicles 34:14-21.
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