2 Kings 11:21

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

2 Kings 11:21 in Other Translations

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

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

21 Joash was seven years old when he became king.

21 Joash was seven years old when he became king.

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 together they brought the king down from the temple of the LORD and went into the palace, entering by way of the gate of the guards. The king then took his place on the royal throne.

20 All the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was calm, because Athaliah had been slain with the sword at the palace.

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

Footnotes

• [a]. Hebrew "Jehoash," a variant of "Joash"
• [b]. In Hebrew texts this verse (11:21) is numbered 12:1.