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Joash’s Reign

24 Joash was seven years old when he began to reign. He reigned for forty years in Jerusalem. His mother[a] was Zibiah, who was from Beer Sheba. Joash did what the Lord approved[b] throughout the lifetime[c] of Jehoiada the priest. Jehoiada chose two wives for him who gave him sons and daughters.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 24:1 tn Heb “the name of his mother.”
  2. 2 Chronicles 24:2 tn Heb “and Joash did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord.”
  3. 2 Chronicles 24:2 tn Heb “all the days of.”

Joash Repairs the Temple

24 Joash was seven years old when he began to reign; he reigned forty years in Jerusalem; his mother’s name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba.(A) Joash did what was right in the sight of the Lord all the days of the priest Jehoiada.(B) Jehoiada got two wives for him, and he became the father of sons and daughters.

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