2 Kings 11:21–12:2

²¹Joash was seven years old when he became king.

Joash of Judah

¹12In the seventh year of Jehu, Joash began his kingly rule. He was king for forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Gazelle. She was from Beer-sheba.

^2–3Taught and trained by Jehoiada the priest, Joash did what pleased God for as long as he lived.