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10 In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah, Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz became king over Israel in Samaria, reigning sixteen years. 11 He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh; he did not depart from all of the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat which he caused Israel to sin, but walked in it. 12 The remainder of the acts of Joash[a] and all that he did, his powerful deeds, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel? 13 Then Joash slept with his ancestors,[b] and Jeroboam sat on his throne. Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 13:12 That is, the king of Israel rather than the king of Judah; “Jehoash” and “Joash” are variant spellings of one another
  2. 2 Kings 13:13 Or “fathers”

Israel’s King Jehoash

10 In the thirty-seventh year of Judah’s King Joash, Jehoash son of Jehoahaz became king over Israel in Samaria and reigned 16 years. 11 He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight. He did not turn away from all the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit, but he walked in them.(A)

12 The rest of the events of Jehoash’s reign, along with all his accomplishments and the power he had to wage war against Judah’s King Amaziah,(B) are written in the Historical Record of Israel’s Kings. 13 Jehoash rested with his fathers, and Jeroboam(C) sat on his throne. Jehoash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.

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