2 Chronicles 24:1

Jehoash rules

1 Jehoash was 7 years old when he became king, and he ruled for forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zibiah; she was from Beer-sheba.

2 Chronicles 24:1 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 1,2. Joash was seven years old when he began to reign
2 Chronicles 24:2

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 24:1).

2 Chronicles 24:1 In-Context

1 Jehoash was 7 years old when he became king, and he ruled for forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zibiah; she was from Beer-sheba.

2 Jehoash did what was right in the LORD's eyes as long as Jehoiada the priest was alive.

3 Jehoiada had him marry two wives, and Jehoash fathered sons and daughters.

4 Sometime later, Jehoash wanted to renovate the LORD's temple.

5 He gathered the priests and the Levites and said, "Go to the cities of Judah and collect the annual tax of silver due from all Israel for the upkeep of God's temple. Do it right away." But the Levites procrastinated.

Footnotes

• [a]. Heb Joash (see 24:2, 4, 22, 24); the king's name is variously spelled in either long Jehoash or short Joash form in 2 Kgs