2 Kings 11:21

2 Kings 11:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.
• New International Version (NIV)Joash was seven years old when he began to reign.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Jehoash was seven years old when he became king.

Context of 2 Kings 11:21

19And he took the captains of hundreds and the Carites, and the guards and all the people of the land; and they brought the king down from the house of the Lord, and came by way of the gate of the guards to the king’s house. And he sat on the throne of the kings. 20So all the people of the land rejoiced and the city was peaceful. For they had put Athaliah to death with the sword at the king’s house. Jehoash was seven years old when he became king.

2 Kings 11:21 word by word

בֶּן־שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִ֖ים יְהוֹאָ֥שׁ בְּמָלְכֽוֹ׃ פRead the interlinear

• Jehoashיְהוֹאָשׁyehô'âsh · JehoashH3060
• was sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• oldבֵּןbên · son: agedH1121
• when he becameמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• kingמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427

Cross-references for 2 Kings 11:21

• 2 Kings 11:4Now in the seventh year Jehoiada sent orders and brought the captains of hundreds of the Carites and of the guards, and brought them to himself at the house of the Lord. Then he made a covenant with them and put them under oath at the house of the Lord, and showed them the king’s son.
• 2 Kings 22:1Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath.
• 2 Chronicles 24:1Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned for forty years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Zibiah from Beersheba.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 11:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Seven years old was Jehoash - The first instance on record of making a child seven years old the king of any nation, and especially of such a nation as the Jews, who were at all times very difficult to be governed.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-21Verses 17-21 King and people would cleave most firmly to each other, when both had joined themselves to the Lord. It is well with a people, when all the changes that pass over them help to revive, strengthen, and advance the interests of religion among them. Covenants are of use, both to remind us of, and bind us to, the duties already binding on us. They immediately abolished idolatry; and, pursuant to the covenant with one another, they expressed mutual…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21The record of Joash's reign follows a typical format: It describes when he became king (2 Kings 11:21–12:3) It tells about his royal activities (2 Kings 12:4–18) It gives the closing notice of his reign (2 Kings 12:19–21). The main focus is Joash’s efforts to repair the temple of the Lord (2 Kings 12:4–16). Later, when the army of Aram [the Arameans] invaded, Joash took treasures from the temple and gave them away to protect his city (2 Kings 12:17–18).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 11:21

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Joash

In the dictionaries

• Testimony
• Jehoash; Joash
• Jehoiada
• Jezebel
• Joel (2)

Commentaries on 2 Kings 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings