Josiah and the Book of the Law Quiz
Test how well you remember Josiah and the book of the law, from 2 Kings 22. Each question is answered directly from the passage, and the King James verse is shown with every answer. Complete the quiz to unlock a free 7-day prayer guide!
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- How old was Josiah when he began to reign?
- Twelve
- Sixteen
- Eight
- Seven
- How long did Josiah reign in Jerusalem?
- Forty years
- Thirty-one years
- Fifty-five years
- Twenty-nine years
- In which year of his reign did he send Shaphan to the temple?
- The eighteenth
- The first
- The tenth
- The thirtieth
- Why was no reckoning made with the workmen about the money?
- Because the priests refused
- Because they dealt faithfully
- Because the king forgot
- Because the sum was small
- Who found the book of the law?
- Shaphan the scribe
- Josiah the king
- Huldah the prophetess
- Hilkiah the high priest
- Who read the book before the king?
- Ahikam
- Achbor
- Shaphan the scribe
- Hilkiah the priest
- What did Josiah do when he heard the words?
- Rent his clothes
- Burned the book
- Called an assembly
- Went to war
- Who did the king's men go to enquire of the LORD?
- Huldah the prophetess
- Isaiah the prophet
- Jeremiah
- Nathan
- Where did Huldah live?
- At Anathoth
- In Jerusalem in the college
- At Bethel
- In Samaria
- Why did God say he had heard Josiah?
- Because he kept the passover
- Because he was young
- Because his heart was tender and he humbled himself
- Because he repaired the temple
Josiah and the Book of the Law Quiz Answers & Bible References
Every answer below, with the King James Bible verse it comes from — so you can look up each one for yourself.
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How old was Josiah when he began to reign?
Eight
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.
2 kings 22:1 (KJV) -
How long did Josiah reign in Jerusalem?
Thirty-one years
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.
2 kings 22:1 (KJV) -
In which year of his reign did he send Shaphan to the temple?
The eighteenth
And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying,
2 kings 22:3 (KJV) -
Why was no reckoning made with the workmen about the money?
Because they dealt faithfully
Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.
2 kings 22:7 (KJV) -
Who found the book of the law?
Hilkiah the high priest
And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.
2 kings 22:8 (KJV) -
Who read the book before the king?
Shaphan the scribe
And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
2 kings 22:10 (KJV) -
What did Josiah do when he heard the words?
Rent his clothes
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.
2 kings 22:11 (KJV) -
Who did the king's men go to enquire of the LORD?
Huldah the prophetess
So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.
2 kings 22:14 (KJV) -
Where did Huldah live?
In Jerusalem in the college
So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.
2 kings 22:14 (KJV) -
Why did God say he had heard Josiah?
Because his heart was tender and he humbled himself
Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the LORD.
2 kings 22:19 (KJV)