[[2 Kings-22]] Prev: [[Prophecies in 2 Kings-21]] | Next: [[Prophecies in 2 Kings-23]] --- ### Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The ascension and reign of King Josiah of the house of David. *Historical context*: This is the historical fulfillment of a prophecy recorded in [[1 Kings-13#v2|1 Kings 13:2]], delivered approximately 300 years earlier during the reign of Jeroboam I. The prophecy specifically named 'Josiah' as a future descendant of David who would destroy the idolatrous altar at Bethel. *Related to*: [[1 Kings-13#v2|1 Kings 13:2]] ### Yahweh says, 'Behold, I will bring evil on this place, and on its inhabitants, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah has read. Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense to other gods... my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and it will not be quenched.' *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: The prophetess Huldah predicts the inevitable destruction of Jerusalem and the Kingdom of Judah as divine judgment for persistent idolatry. *Historical context*: Theological and historical consensus identifies the fulfillment of this prophecy as the Siege of Jerusalem in 586 BC. The Babylonian Empire, under King Nebuchadnezzar II, destroyed the city and the First Temple, leading to the Babylonian Captivity. *Related to*: ### 'Therefore behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the evil which I will bring on this place.' *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Huldah prophesies that King Josiah will be spared from witnessing the coming national destruction and will die before the disaster strikes. *Historical context*: Josiah died in 609 BC during a battle at Megiddo against Pharaoh Necho II. While his death was violent, biblical scholars interpret 'in peace' as being gathered to his ancestors with honor and being spared the sight of the Babylonian conquest and the destruction of the Temple that occurred roughly 23 years later. *Related to*: --- #ai_prophecy