20 So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet after Athaliah had been put to death with the sword at the king's house.

Jehoash Reigns in Judah

21 [a] (A)Jehoash[b] was seven years old when he began to reign.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 11:21 Ch 12:1 in Hebrew
  2. 2 Kings 11:21 Jehoash is an alternate spelling of Joash (son of Ahaziah) as in verse 2

20 All the people of the land rejoiced,(A) and the city was calm, because Athaliah had been slain with the sword at the palace.

21 Joash[a] was seven years old when he began to reign.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 11:21 Hebrew Jehoash, a variant of Joash
  2. 2 Kings 11:21 In Hebrew texts this verse (11:21) is numbered 12:1.