Josiah (King of Judah)

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:ageAtAscension 8
gptkbp:alliedWith Babylon (briefly, against Egypt)
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Deuteronomic_reform
gptkb:Temple_of_Jerusalem
gptkbp:birthYear c. 648 BCE
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Jerusalem
gptkbp:causeOfDeath Killed in battle
gptkbp:children gptkb:Shallum
gptkb:Zedekiah
gptkb:Jehoiakim
gptkb:Jehoahaz_(King_of_Judah)
gptkbp:deathYear 39
609 BCE
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_David
gptkbp:ethnicity Jewish
gptkbp:father gptkb:Amon_(King_of_Judah)
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Iron_Age_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Josiah (King of Judah)
gptkbp:killedBy gptkb:Egyptian_forces
gptkb:Battle_of_Megiddo
gptkbp:language gptkb:Hebrew
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkb:2_Kings
gptkb:Book_of_Jeremiah
gptkb:2_Chronicles
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Jedidah
gptkbp:notableEvent religious centralization
Book of the Law found in the Temple
Passover celebration
abolition of pagan worship
gptkbp:notableFor religious reforms
discovery of the Book of the Law
centralization of worship in Jerusalem
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Pharaoh_Necho_II
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Amon_(King_of_Judah)
gptkbp:reignEnd 609 BCE
gptkbp:reignStart c. 640 BCE
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Yahwism
gptkbp:ruled gptkb:Jerusalem
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Hamutal
gptkb:Zebidah
gptkb:Jerusha
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Book_of_Jeremiah
gptkb:Book_of_Kings
gptkb:Josiah's_Reform
Book of Chronicles
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Jehoahaz_(King_of_Judah)
gptkbp:title gptkb:King
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Josiah
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5