In the 13th year of the reign of Josiah ben Amon, king of Judah, came the word of the Lord t o Jeremiah. (Jeremiah 1:2) The word of the Lord also came in the days of Jehoiakim ben Josiah, king of Judah, unto the e nd of the 11th year of Zedekiah ben Josiah, king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the 5th month. (Jeremiah 1:3)