Person Old Testament
Joshua
Joshua was the governor of Jerusalem during the reign of King Josiah. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 2 Kings 23:8.
Why it matters. Governor of Jerusalem during Josiah's reign
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Joshua
Joshua is mentioned in 2Ki.23.8 as the governor of Jerusalem during the reign of King Josiah. The context of the passage is Josiah's religious reforms, which took place in the late 7th century BC (2Kings 22-23). As part of these reforms, Josiah removed pagan worship sites and practices from Judah and Jerusalem. The high places that the kings of Judah had made at the entrance of the gate of Joshua, the governor of the city, were among those removed. These high places were likely dedicated to pagan deities and were located near Joshua's official residence or administrative building.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
2 Kings (1 verse)