1. Josiah was eight years old when he became king. He ruled 31 years in Jerusalem.
2. He did what the Lord said was right. He did good things as his ancestor David had done. Josiah did not stop doing what was right.
3. In his eighth year as king, Josiah began to obey the God his ancestor David had followed. This was while Josiah was still young. In his twelfth year as king, Josiah began to remove the false gods from Judah and Jerusalem. He destroyed the places for worshiping false gods. He removed the Asherah idols and the wooden and metal idols.