In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of David his forefather, and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images. Chapter Outline 1. Josiah's good reign3. He destroys idolatry8. He takes order for the repair of the temple14. Hilkiah, having found a book of the law, 21. Josiah sends to Huldah to enquire of the Lord23. Huldah prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem, but respite thereof in Josiah's time29. Josiah, causing it to be read in a solemn assembly, renews the covenant with GodTimeline | 967 BC | Solomon Asks for Wisdom | 2 Chronicles 1, 1 Kings 3 | | 966 BC | Solomon Prepares for a Temple and Palace | 2 Chronicles 2 | | 966 BC | Solomon Builds the Temple in Jerusalem | 2 Chronicles 3 | | 966 BC | Temple Furnishings | 2 Chronicles 4 | | 959 BC | Ark Brought into the Temple | 2 Chronicles 5 | | 959 BC | Solomon's Prayer of Temple Dedication | 2 Chronicles 6 | | 959 BC | God's Glory in the Temple | 2 Chronicles 7 | | 959 BC | Solomon's buildings | 2 Chronicles 8 | | 946 BC | The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon | 1 Kings 10, 2 Chronicles 9 | | 930 BC | Israelites Rebel against Rehoboam | 2 Chronicles 10 | | 930 BC | Rehoboam's Reign over Judah | 2 Chronicles 11 | | 927 BC | Rehoboam's sin | 2 Chronicles 12 | | 913 BC | Civil War against Jeroboam | 2 Chronicles 13 | | 913 BC | Asa Destroys Idolatry | 2 Chronicles 14 | | 895 BC | Asa's Reforms | 2 Chronicles 15 | | 894 BC | Hanani's rebuke | 2 Chronicles 16 | | 869 BC | Jehoshaphat Succeeds Asa | 2 Chronicles 17 | | 853 BC | Jehoshaphat Allies with Ahab | 2 Chronicles 18 | | 853 BC | Jehosaphat's deeds | 2 Chronicles 19 | | 853 BC | War with Ammon and Moab | 2 Chronicles 20 | | 852 BC | Jehoram's Wicked Reign in Judah | 2 Chronicles 21 | | 841 BC | Ahaziah Succeeds Jehoram in Judah | 2 Chronicles 22 | | 841 BC | Jehoiada Makes Joash King | 2 Chronicles 23 | | 835 BC | Joash Reigns Well | 2 Chronicles 24, 2 Kings 12 | | 796 BC | Amaziah's good reign | 2 Kings 14, 2 Chronicles 25 | | 790 BC | Uzziah Reigns in Judah | 2 Chronicles 26 | | 750 BC | Jotham Succeeds Uzziah | 2 Chronicles 27 | | 742 BC | Wicked Reign of Ahaz | 2 Chronicles 28, 2 Kings 16 | | 716 BC | Hezekiah's Good Reign | 2 Chronicles 29 | | 715 BC | Hezekiah proclaims a solemn Passover | 2 Chronicles 30 | | 715 BC | Idolatry is Destroyed | 2 Chronicles 31 | | 701 BC | Sennacherib Threatens Jerusalem | 2 Kings 18, Isaiah 36, 2 Chronicles 32 | | 687 BC | Manasseh's Wicked Reign | 2 Kings 21, 2 Chronicles 33 | | 640 BC | Josiah's good reign | 2 Kings 22, 2 Chronicles 34 | | 621 BC | Josiah Celebrates the Passover | 2 Kings 23, 2 Chronicles 35 | | 609 BC | Jehoiakim's wicked reign. | 2 Chronicles 36 |
People Abdon, Ahikam, Asaiah, Azaliah, Benjamin, David, Hasrah, Hilkiah, Huldah, Israelites, Jahath, Joah, Joahaz, Job, Josiah, Kohath, Kohathites, Levites, Maaseiah, Manasseh, Merari, Meshullam, Micah, Naphtali, Obadiah, Shallum, Shaphan, Simeon, Tikvath, ZechariahPlaces Jerusalem, Second QuarterTopics Asherah, Asherahs, Asherim, Ashe'rim, Begun, Boy, Carved, Cast, Cleanse, Clearing, David, Eighth, Engraved, Graven, Groves, Heart, Idols, Images, Jerusalem, Judah, Metal, Molten, Pillars, Places, Poles, Purge, Reign, Rule, Seek, Shrines, Twelfth, Undertook, Wood, Yet, YouthJump to Previous Asherim Carved David Eighth Engraved Graven Groves High Images Jerusalem Judah Molten Places Purge Reign Seek Twelfth YoungJump to Next Asherim Carved David Eighth Engraved Graven Groves High Images Jerusalem Judah Molten Places Purge Reign Seek Twelfth Young |
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