2 Kings 11:21-12:3
New Living Translation
21 [a]Joash[b] was seven years old when he became king.
Joash Repairs the Temple
12 [c]Joash[d] began to rule over Judah in the seventh year of King Jehu’s reign in Israel. He reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother was Zibiah from Beersheba. 2 All his life Joash did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight because Jehoiada the priest instructed him. 3 Yet even so, he did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.
2 Kings 11:21-12:3
New American Standard Bible
21 [a](A)Jehoash was seven years old when he became king.
Jehoash (Joash) Reigns over Judah
12 In the seventh year of Jehu, [b](B)Jehoash became king, and he reigned for forty years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba. 2 Jehoash did what was right in the sight of the Lord all his days that Jehoiada the priest instructed him. 3 Only (C)the high places did not end; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 11:21 Ch 12:1 in Heb; Jehoash is another spelling of Joash in Heb
- 2 Kings 12:1 Jehoash is another spelling of Joash in Heb
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