Josiah

Josiah or Yoshiyahu (יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ "supported of the LORD", Standard Hebrew Yošiyy?hu, Tiberian Hebrew Y?šiyyāh?) was king of Judah, and son of Amon and Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. He is credited by some historians with having established Jewish scripture in written form as a part of the Deuteronomic reform that occurred during his rule.

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William F. Albright has dated his reign to 640 BC-609 BC, while E. R. Thiele offers the dates 641 BC-609 BC. The chief sources of his reign are 2 Kings 22-23, and 2 Chronicles 34-35; 1 Esdras 1 is clearly a copy of the relevant portion of 2 Chronicles. Archaeologists have recovered a number of "scroll-style" stamps dating to his reign.

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King Josiah Cleansing the Land of Idols

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►	Introduction
►	Judah's condition at Josiah's accession
►	Deuteronomic reform
►	Assertion of control over Israel
►	Josiah's death
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609 BC (1) - E. R. Thiele (1) - William F. Albright (1) - 640 BC (1) - 2 Chronicles (1) - 1 Esdras (1) - 641 BC (1) - 2 Kings (1) - Tiberian Hebrew (1) - Judah (1) - The LORD (1) - Standard Hebrew (1) - Adaiah (1) - Bozkath (1) - Amon (1) -

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