The standard formula is again used to introduce the reign of the next ruler of Judah. Although Josiah was only eight years old, the citizens of Judah made him king after his father was assassinated (2 Kgs 21.24). His reign was a relatively long one and he was also considered a good king.

The mother of Josiah was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah. Adaiah was the father of Jedidah. She was from the town of Bozkath, which was located somewhere in the lowland area of Judah (see Josh 15.39). In most languages it will be advisable to specify in translation that this was a town, as Good News Translation has done.

Quoted with permission from Omanson, Roger L. and Ellington, John E. A Handbook on 1-2 Kings, Volume 2. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2008. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .