2 Chronicles 34:1

Josiah. Chapters 34 and 35 describe the reign of Josiah. For the most part the same order is preserved as in 2 Kings 22 and 23. The writer of Kings enlarges upon the moral and religious reformation following the finding of the book of the law (2 Kings 23:4-20, 24-27), and mentions briefly the repair of the Temple (ch. 22:3-7), the celebration of the Passover (ch. 23:21-23), and the battle with Necho (ch. 23:29, 30). 2 Chronicles, however, mentions briefly this reformation of the 18th year (ch. 34:33), but tells of the earlier campaign against idolatry in the 12th year (ch. 34:3-7), gives a few additional details concerning the repair of the Temple and the war with Necho, but dwells at length on the celebration of the Passover (ch. 35:1-19). Both writers give almost identical accounts of the finding of the law and the renewal of the covenant (2 Chron. 34:14-32; 2 Kings 22:8 to 23:3). 2 Kings 22:1 adds the name of Josiah’s mother, Jedidah.