All of this suggests that Zephaniah prophesied in Judah during the early years of Josiah, who reigned from 659 to 629 B.C.E.
Viss minētais liek domāt, ka Cefanja pravietoja Jūdejā Josijas valdīšanas (659. — 629. g. p.m.ē.) sākuma gados.