Shaphan was evidently much older than Josiah and could therefore be a good spiritual adviser to him and a supporter of Josiah’s first campaign of restoring true worship.
सामान्य युग पूर्व 642 से दस साल पहले, जवान योशिय्याह “अपने मूलपुरुष दाऊद के परमेश्‍वर की खोज करने लगा ” था ।