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The reformer king who found a forgotten scroll of God's Law and immediately started fixing everything
Historically Verified
A Babylonian chronicle records Pharaoh Necho marching through the region where Josiah was killed in 609 BC. The Greek historian Herodotus also references Necho's battle in the area. The tablet is at the British Museum in London.
open_in_newBecame king at age 8. When workers found the Book of the Law while repairing the Temple, Josiah heard it read and tore his robes in grief — realizing how far Israel had drifted from God's commands. He launched the most comprehensive religious reform in Judah's history: destroyed idols, removed pagan priests, and reinstated Passover for the first time in generations. One of the best kings in Israel's history.