2 Kings 22:3

The eighteenth year. Josiah began his work of reform in the 12th year of his reign, purging Judah of its high places, groves, and images (2 Chron. 34:3). Jeremiah began his prophetic ministry in Josiah’s 13th year (Jer. 1:2). Five years later Josiah began his work of repair on the Temple.

Shaphan. Shaphan is frequently mentioned in the book of Jeremiah. His son Ahikam was the influential friend of Jeremiah (Jer. 26:24). Another son, Elasah, was sent by Zedekiah as an envoy to Nebuchadnezzar (Jer. 29:3). Yet another son, Gemariah, is mentioned as one of the princes who tried to induce Jehoiakim not to burn Jeremiah’s roll (Jer. 36:12, 25). Jaazaniah, yet another son, is mentioned as among the “seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel” (Eze. 8:11). Gedaliah, who was made governor of Judea by Nebuchadnezzar after the destruction of Jerusalem, was his grandson (2 Kings 25:22; Jer. 39:14; 40:5). Michaiah, another grandson, heard Baruch read Jeremiah’s roll and reported its contents to the princes (Jer. 36:10-13).