2 a His zeale was prophecied of, & his name mencioned by Jaddo the Prophet, more then thre hundreth yeres before, {1King 13,2}: and being but eight yere olde, he soght the God of his father Dauid, {2Chro. 34,3}.
4 b Certeine of the Priests were appointed to this office, as {Chap. 12,9}
4 ! Josiah repareth the Temple.
4 / Or, ceyne, as vers 9
5 c From the time of Joash for the space of 224 yeres the Temple remained without reparation through the negligence of the Priests. this declareth that they that haue a charge and execute is not oght to haue it taken from them.
7 d So God prouided him of faithful sernants, seing he went about so zealously to set forthe the worke of God.
8 e This was the copie that Moses left them, as appeareth {2Chr. 34,14} which ether by the negligence of the Priests had bene lost, or els by the wickednes of idolatrous Kings had bene abolished.
13 f Meaning to some Prophet whome God reueleth the knowledge of things vnto, as {Jer. 21,1}. thogh at other times they inquired the Lord by Vrim & Thumim.
14 g Or, the house of doctrine which was nere to the Temple, & where the learned assembled to intreat the Scriptures, & the doctrine of the Prophetes.
17 h The workes of mans hand here signifie all that man inuenteth beside the worde of God, which are abominable in Gods seruice.