2 Kings 22:1, Josiah’s good reign; 2 Kings 22:3, He takes care for the repair of the temple; 2 Kings 22:8, Hilkiah having found a book of the law, Josiah sends to Huldah to enquire of the Lord; 2 Kings 22:15, Huldah prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem, but respite thereof in Josiah’s time.
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2 Kings 22 — Overview2 Kings 22 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis chapter begins the story of the reign of good king Josiah, whose
goodness shines the brighter because it came just after so much
wickedness, which he had the honour to reform, and just before so great
a…2 Kings 22 — Overview2 Kings 22 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter begins with the age and character of Josiah king of Judah, 2Ki 22:1, relates his orders for repairing the temple, 2Ki 22:3, his attention to the book of the law, which was found, and read to him, and the…2 Kings 22:1-102 Kings 22:1-10 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleConcerning Josiah we are here told,
I. That he was very young when he began to reign (v. 1), only eight
years old. Solomon says, Woe unto thee, O land! when thy king is a
child; but happy art thou, O land! when…2 Kings 22:12 Kings 22:1 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgeam 3363-3394, bc 641-610
Josiah: This prince was one of the best, if not the best, of all the Jewish kings since the time of David. He began well, continued well, and ended well. 1 Kings 13:2; 2 Chronicles 34:1, 2…2 Kings 22:22 Kings 22:2 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgeright: 2 Kings 16:2, 2 Kings 18:3; 2 Chronicles 17:3, 2 Chronicles 29:2; Proverbs 20:11
walked: 1 Kings 3:6, 1 Kings 11:38, 1 Kings 15:5
turned: Deuteronomy 5:32; Joshua 1:7; Proverbs 4:27; Ezekiel 18:14-172 Kings 22:22 Kings 22:2 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleAnd 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 religious ways, in which he…