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

Jehoash/Joash Reigns in Judah

12 In the seventh year of Jehu, Jehoash became king. He reigned in Jerusalem forty years, and the name of his mother was Zibiah from Beersheba. Jehoash did right in the eyes of Yahweh all of his days, because Jehoiada the priest instructed him. Only the high places were not removed; the people were still making sacrifices and offering incense on the high places.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 11:21 2 Kings 11:21–12:21 in the English Bible is 2 Kings 12:1–22 in the Hebrew Bible
  2. 2 Kings 11:21 Literally “a son of seven years”

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. Jehoash did what was right in the sight of the Lord all the days in which (D)Jehoiada the priest instructed him. But (E)the [b]high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 12:1 Joash, 2 Kin. 11:2ff.
  2. 2 Kings 12:3 Places for pagan worship