2 Kings 22:3
“And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying,”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of King Josiah,.... Not of his age, but of his reign, as appears from Ch2…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
In the eighteenth year - This is the date of the finding of the Book of the Law and of the Passover (marginal reference,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Kings 22:1-10
Concerning Josiah we are here told,
I. That he was very young when he began to reign (Kg2 22:1), only eight years old.…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
And it came to pass in the eighteenth year The Chronicler gives two dates anterior to this for events in the course of…