2 Kings 11:21

Jehoash Reigns in Judah

21 ^[a]1Jehoash^[b] was seven years old when he began to reign.

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 And he took the captains, the Carites, the guards, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD, marching through the gate of the guards to the king's house. And he took his seat on the throne of the kings.

20 So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet after Athaliah had been put to death with the sword at the king's house.

21 Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.

Cross References

• 1. For ch. 11:21 - 12:15, see 2 Chronciles 24:1-4

Footnotes

• [a]. Ch 12:1 in Hebrew
• [b]. Jehoash is another spelling of Joash (son of Ahaziah) as in verse 2