Josiah’s 31 years where he righteously reigned give way to less than 23 years in which Judah collapses. Their sin is too great, and God brings the judgment that He had promised: destruction and exile. Yet, there is a flicker of hope at the end of the book, for the son of David still lives and is honored in the King’s palace. Jeremy Mollenkopf concludes his year and a half journey through First and Second Kings with this important message.