2 Kings 12:2
בִּשְׁנַת ־ שֶׁבַע לְיֵהוּא מָלַךְ יְהוֹאָשׁ וְאַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה מָלַךְ בִּירֽוּשָׁלִָם וְשֵׁם אִמּוֹ צִבְיָה מִבְּאֵר שָֽׁבַע ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
In Context
1בֶּן ־ שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים יְהוֹאָשׁ בְּמָלְכֽוֹ ׃ פ
3וַיַּעַשׂ יְהוֹאָשׁ הַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה כָּל ־ יָמָיו אֲשֶׁר הוֹרָהוּ יְהוֹיָדָע הַכֹּהֵֽן ׃
Cross References
2 Kings 12:7וַיְהִי בִּשְׁנַת עֶשְׂרִים וְשָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנָה לַמֶּלֶךְ יְהוֹאָשׁ לֹֽא ־ חִזְּקוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים אֶת ־ בֶּדֶק הַבָּֽיִת ׃
2 Chronicles 24:2וַיַּעַשׂ יוֹאָשׁ הַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה כָּל ־ יְמֵי יְהוֹיָדָע הַכֹּהֵֽן ׃
2 Chronicles 25:2וַיַּעַשׂ הַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה רַק לֹא בְּלֵבָב שָׁלֵֽם ׃
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 →