2 Kings 11:21

21 Joash was seven years old when he became king.

2 Kings 11:21 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 11:21

Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.
] Being a year old when his father was killed and having been hid six years in the temple.

2 Kings 11:21 In-Context

19 He took [with him] the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, the guards, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king from the Lord's temple. They entered the king's palace by way of the guards' gate. Then Joash sat on the throne of the kings.

20 All the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet, for they had put Athaliah to death by the sword in the king's palace.

21 Joash was seven years old when he became king.

Footnotes

• [a] 2 Kg 12:1 in Hb
• [b] The Lord Has Bestowed