The reign of Josiah

• Josiah (prophesied son of the house of David, King of…)

• Start — 2 Kings 21:24. The year Josiah's reign began is the year Amon's reign ended = 3321
• End — 2 Kings 22:1. The year Josiah's reign ended is the year his reign began (3321) + the length of his reign (31) + 1 year for accession year undercount = 3353

START:[Shulman date p83] [Ussher date p90] END:*HYPOTHESIS: Judah counted regnal years starting the year AFTER a king took the throne (accession year) resulting in a 1-year undercount. See dataset notes for more information. [Shulman date p83] [Ussher date p94]

Years are anno hominis — counted from Creation as year 1 — which is the frame the source computes in. The arithmetic behind each boundary is given above rather than assumed.