12^aIn the seventh year of Jehu, Joash^b^l became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba.

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Footnotes

aIn Hebrew texts 12:1–21 is numbered 12:2–22.
bHebrew Jehoash, a variant of Joash; also in verses 2, 4, 6, 7 and 18

Cross references

l 2 Ki 11:2

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

In the seventh year of Jehu, Jehoash began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

In the seventh year of Jehu, Joash became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beer-sheba.

NLTNew Living Translation

Joash began to rule over Judah in the seventh year of King Jehu’s reign in Israel. He reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother was Zibiah from Beersheba.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

In the seventh year of Jehu, Jehoash became king. He reigned in Jerusalem forty years, and the name of his mother was Zibiah from Beersheba.

KJV 1900King James Version

In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba.

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