2 Kings 12:2
Jehoash began to reign in the seventh year of Jehu, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
1Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.
Cross References
2 Kings 12:7And it came to pass in the twenty-third year of King Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
2 Chronicles 24:2And Joash did that which was right in the sight of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
2 Chronicles 25:2And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, but not with a perfect heart.
Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 12:2-4
The Reign of Joash, King of Judah. ( b. c. 878.) 1 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. The general account here given of Joash is, 1. That he reigned forty years. As he began his reign… Read the whole commentary →