2 Kings 11:21
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 down from the house of the LORD and entered the royal palace by way of the Gate of the Guards. Then Joash took his seat on the royal throne,
20 and all the people of the land rejoiced. And the city was quiet, because Athaliah had been put to the sword at the royal palace.
Joash was seven years old when he became king.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Joash was seven years old when he became king.
- KJV
- Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.
- WEB
- Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.
- ASV
- Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.
- DARBY
- Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.
- BLB
- Jehoash [was] a son of seven years in his reigning.
- ÅB
- Joas var syv år gammel da han ble konge.
[^1]: d.e. det kammer hvor sengklærne ble oppbevart.
[^2]: loven, 5MO 17, 18 fg. - OTB
- Joasj var bare syv år gammel da han ble kronet til konge.
- B1930
- Joas var syv år gammel da han blev konge.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Chronicles 24:1–14
Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba.
Read in context2 Kings 22:1
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah; she was from Bozkath.
Read in context2 Kings 11:4
Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, and the guards, and had them brought into the house of the LORD. There he made a covenant with them and put them under oath. He showed them the king’s son
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