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 arranged for the officers of the bodyguard and the palace security, along with the people themselves, to escort the king down from The Temple of God through the Gate of the Guards and into the palace. There he sat on the royal throne.

20 Everybody celebrated the event. And the city was safe and undisturbed - they had killed Athaliah with the royal sword.

21 Joash was seven years old when he became king.