Q: WHEN WAS JOSIAH'S 18TH YEAR?
A: IT DEPENDS WHAT CALENDAR YOU ARE USING!
On the Gregorian calendar (the one you might have on your wall) the year was 559 BC.
On the Hebrew calendar, sometimes called the biblical calendar, the year was 3488 AM.
RELATED VERSES
2 Kings 22:3-4 – 3 Now it came to pass, in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the scribe, the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, to the house of the Lord, saying: 4 "Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may count the money which has been brought into the house of the Lord, which the doorkeepers have gathered from the people.
YEAR 3488 am
559 BC
Holy Day | Start Day | End |
---|---|---|
Passover | Mon, Mar 28 | |
Unleavened Bread | Tues, Mar 29 | Apr 4 |
Pentecost | Sun, May 22 | |
Trumpets | Thurs, Sep 8 | |
Atonement | Sat, Sep 17 | |
Tabernacles | Thurs, Sep 22 | Sep 28 |
Last Great Day (8th Day) | Thurs, Sep 29 | |
THE ABOVE DATES ARE OBSERVED THE PREVIOUS EVENING, AFTER SUNSET |
Question | Answer |
---|---|
What 247 year period from creation? | 15 |
Which 19 year time cycle of the 13 in the 247 year period? | 184 |
What year in the 19 year time cycle? | 11 |
Hebrew Calendar Days | 385 |
Solar Calendar Days | 366 |
Difference between the solar and Hebrew calendars | 19 |
Difference between last year and present year | |
Last Year's Difference | -19 |
Gregorian Calendar
Hebrew Calendar
Total # of Sabbaths
Solar Calendar
Year 3488 AM (After Man)
Passover
Mar 28
Unleavened Bread
Mar 29
Apr 4
Pentecost
May 22
Feast of Trumpets
Sep 8
Day of Atonement
Sep 17
Feast of Tabernacles
Sep 22
Sep 28
Last Great Day
Sep 29
The above dates are observed the previous evening, after sunset
How many 247 Year Cycles
14
Hebrew Calendar
385
Solar Calendar
366
Which 19 year cycle
Second
Difference
19
Last Year
-3
Gregorian Calendar
Hebrew Calendar
Solar Calendar
Demonstration of Math
Previous YearThe below dates represent the sabbaths of each month
Next YearJan
1
Tev
16
3487
290
 
8
 
23
 
297
 
15
Shev
1
 
304
 
22
 
8
 
311
 
29
 
15
 
318
Feb
5
 
22
 
325
 
12
 
29
 
332
 
19
Adar
6
 
339
 
26
 
13
 
346
Mar
5
 
20
 
353
 
12
 
27
181942
360
 
19
Nisan
5
3488
2
 
26
 
12
 
9
May
7
 
24
 
51
 
14
Sivan
2
 
58
 
21
 
9
 
65
 
28
 
16
 
72
Jun
4
 
23
 
79
 
11
 
30
 
86
 
18
Tamm
7
 
93
 
25
 
14
 
100
Jul
2
 
21
 
107
 
9
 
28
 
114
 
16
Av
6
 
121
 
23
 
13
 
128
 
30
 
20
 
135
Aug
6
 
27
 
142
 
13
Elul
4
 
149
 
20
 
11
 
156
 
27
 
18
 
163
Sep
3
 
25
 
170
 
10
Tish
3
 
177
 
17
 
10
 
184
 
24
 
17
 
191
Oct
1
 
24
 
198
 
8
Chesh
1
 
205
 
15
 
8
 
212
 
22
 
15
 
219
 
29
 
22
 
226
Nov
5
 
29
 
233
 
12
Kis
6
 
240
 
19
 
13
 
247
 
26
 
20
 
254
Dec
3
 
27
 
261
 
10
Tev
4
 
268
 
17
 
11
 
275
 
24
 
18
 
282
558 BC
31
 
25
 
289
Jan
7
Shev
3
 
296
 
14
 
10
 
303
 
21
 
17
 
310
 
28
 
24
 
317
Feb
4
Adar
1
 
324
 
11
 
8
 
331
 
18
 
15
181991
338