2 Kings 11:21-12:3
New King James Version
21 Jehoash was (A)seven years old when he became king.
Jehoash Repairs the Temple(B)
12 In the seventh year of Jehu, (C)Jehoash[a] became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba. 2 Jehoash did what was right in the sight of the Lord all the days in which (D)Jehoiada the priest instructed him. 3 But (E)the [b]high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 12:1 Joash, 2 Kin. 11:2ff.
- 2 Kings 12:3 Places for pagan worship
2 Kings 11:21-12:3
Authorized (King James) Version
21 Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.
12 In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba. 2 And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the Lord all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him. 3 But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
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