Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'josiah' occurs 55 times in the standard works.

44 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'josiah' in the standard works and contain 80% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 21 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Chr. 35:16-26 (11 in 11 verses)

 35:16 So all the service of the Lord was prepared the same day, to keep the passover, and to offer burnt offerings upon the altar of the Lord, according to the commandment of king Josiah.

 35:17 And the children of Israel that were present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days.

 35:18 And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

 35:19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept.

 35:20 After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Carchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.

 35:21 But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.

 35:22 Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.

 35:23 And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.

 35:24 His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in one of the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.

 35:25 And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations.

 35:26 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his goodness, according to that which was written in the law of the Lord,




2 Chr. 35:18-36:1 (11 in 11 verses)

Jer. 1:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 23:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 23:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 22:11 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 21:26-22:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 23:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 3:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 33:25-34:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 34:33-35:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 36:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 53 0 53
1 Kgs. 1 0 1
2 Kgs. 13 0 13
1 Chr. 2 0 2
2 Chr. 17 0 17
Jer. 18 0 18
Zeph. 1 0 1
Zech. 1 0 1
NT 0 0 0
BM 0 0 0
DC 1 0 1
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 55 0 55

2 Chr. 33:25
But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.

2 Chr. 34:1
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.

2 Chr. 34:33
And Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that pertained to the children of Israel, and made all that were present in Israel to serve, even to serve the Lord their God. And all his days they departed not from following the Lord, the God of their fathers.

2 Chr. 35:1
Moreover Josiah kept a passover unto the Lord in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.

2 Chr. 35:7
And Josiah gave to the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all for the passover offerings, for all that were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand bullocks: these were of the king's substance.

2 Chr. 35:16
So all the service of the Lord was prepared the same day, to keep the passover, and to offer burnt offerings upon the altar of the Lord, according to the commandment of king Josiah.

2 Chr. 35:18
And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

2 Chr. 35:19
In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept.

2 Chr. 35:20
After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Carchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.

2 Chr. 35:22
Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.

2 Chr. 35:23
And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.

2 Chr. 35:24
His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in one of the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.

2 Chr. 35:25
And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations.

2 Chr. 35:26
Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his goodness, according to that which was written in the law of the Lord,

2 Chr. 36:1
Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem.