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Two of them were Joash and Josiah. Josiah became king at age 8 and was known as a king who loved God.
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Yes, there are references to King Josiah in the Bible, particularly in the Books of Kings and Chronicles. Josiah was a king of Judah who implemented religious reforms and sought to restore proper worship of God. His story can be found in the Old Testament.
King Josiah was a descendent of King David and an ancestor of Jesus Christ - all from the tribe of Judah.
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In the King James version the word - Josiah - appears 53 times
Josiah was the 16th king of Israel, ruling in Judah. He reigned for 31 years sometime around 639-608 BC. Josiah's story is found in the Bible in 2 Kings 21-24 and in 2 Chronicles 33:25-35:27. Also mentioned in Jeremiah 1:1-3; 22:11, 18 Josiah was the 16th king of Israel, ruling in Judah. He reigned for 31 years sometime around 639-608 BC. Josiah's story is found in the Bible in 2 Kings 21-24 and in 2 Chronicles 33:25-35:27. Also mentioned in Jeremiah 1:1-3; 22:11, 18
Josiah was 8 years old when he began his reign (2 Kings 22:1), which makes him the youngest king recorded in the Bible.
In the Bible, There were thre kings that I know about. David, Solomon, and Josiah.
There are three men by the name of Jehoahaz in the Bible. 1) The son and successor of Jehu, the twelfth king of Israel. 2) The third son of Josiah. After Josiah was slain he became king in Judah in preference to his elder brother, Jehoiakim. 3) The name given to the youngest son of Jehoram, king of Judah; usually called Ahaziah. He was the sixth king of Judah.
If it's Joshua of the genesis in the Bible, the one leading the Israelites out of Egypt into the promised land, then he actually was "Hoshea" the son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim, but Moses called him Joshua.
Josiah became a king at the age of 8, and would have been king at 10 as well. He is one of the few recorded child kings.