2 Chronicles 24:1

Yoash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned arba'im shanah in Yerushalayim. Shem immo also was Tzivyah of Be'er-Sheva.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Joash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Zibiah of Beer-sheba.

In Context

2And Yoash did that which was yashar in the eyes of Hashem kol yemei Yehoyada HaKohen.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 3:11Yoram bno, Achazyahu bno, Yoash bno,

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 24:1

We have here the history of the reign of Joash, the progress of which, and especially its termination, were not of a piece with its beginning, nor shone with so much lustre. How wonderfully he was preserved for the throne, and placed in it, we read before; now here we are told how he began in the spirit, but ended in the flesh. I. In the beginning of his time, while Jehoiada lived, he did well; particularly, he took care to put the temple in good repair, ver. 1-14 . II. In the latter end of his time, after… Read the whole commentary →

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