Josiah was 8-years-old when he became king, he ruled for 31 years and he did what was right before God. In the 18th year of his reign he focused on repairing the temple and paying the workers. During this work Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law and this was reported to King Josiah. When he heard the words of the Book of the Law he tore his robes as the people had lived far from its standards. The word came from God through the priestess Huldah which was a message of judgement in the light of the sin of the people forecasting disaster for the place. However such judgement would not come in Josiah's lifetime.
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