2 Kings 12:1 meaning and explanation
In the seventh year of Jehu, Joash became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba.
2 Kings 12:1, Berean Standard Bible
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This opening verse of 2 Kings 12 dates Joash's accession by the reign of Jehu, king of Israel, and gives the length of his reign in Jerusalem as forty years. Joash, also called Jehoash, had been hidden as an infant and placed on the throne of Judah after the coup against Athaliah.
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