Text: 2 Chronicles 34:1-35
OT Text Referred to: 2 Kings 22:1-23
Subject: Josiah's reform and Torah discovery — parallel account
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: These are parallel accounts of Josiah's reform spanning 2 Kings 22-23 and 2 Chronicles 34-35 — the most extensive reformation in Judah's history. Both record the discovery of the "Book of the Law" (סֵפֶר הַתּוֹרָה, sefer haTorah) during temple repairs, Josiah's anguished response (tearing his robes), the consultation with Huldah the prophetess, the covenant renewal ceremony, and the purging of idolatry. The key structural difference: Kings presents the reforms as triggered by the Torah discovery in Josiah's 18th year; Chronicles dates the purge to his 12th year and the Torah discovery to his 18th, suggesting reforms already underway were intensified by the scroll's discovery. Chronicles also greatly expands the Passover celebration (2 Chr 35).