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2 Kings 12:1-2
Contemporary English Version
2 Kings 12:1-2
Contemporary English Version
King Joash of Judah
(2 Chronicles 24.1-16)
12 Joash[a] became king of Judah in Jehu's seventh year as king of Israel, and he ruled 40 years from Jerusalem. His mother Zibiah was from the town of Beersheba.
2 Jehoiada the priest taught Joash what was right, and so for the rest of his life Joash obeyed the Lord.
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- 12.1 Joash: The Hebrew text has “Jehoash,” another spelling of the name.
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