2 Kings 11:21
New International Version
Joash was seven years old when he began to reign.

New Living Translation
Joash was seven years old when he became king.

English Standard Version
Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.

Berean Standard Bible
Joash was seven years old when he became king.

King James Bible
Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.

New King James Version
Jehoash was seven years old when he became king.

New American Standard Bible
Jehoash was seven years old when he became king.

NASB 1995
Jehoash was seven years old when he became king.

NASB 1977
Jehoash was seven years old when he became king.

Legacy Standard Bible
Jehoash was seven years old when he became king.

Amplified Bible
Jehoash (Joash) was seven years old when he became king.

Christian Standard Bible
Joash was seven years old when he became king.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Joash was seven years old when he became king.

American Standard Version
Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.

Contemporary English Version
Joash was only seven years old when this happened.

English Revised Version
Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Joash was seven years old when he began to rule.

Good News Translation
Joash became king of Judah at the age of seven.

International Standard Version
Jehoash began to reign as king when he was seven years old,

Majority Standard Bible
Joash was seven years old when he became king.

NET Bible
Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.

New Heart English Bible
Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.

Webster's Bible Translation
Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.

World English Bible
Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Jehoash is a son of seven years in his reigning.

Young's Literal Translation
a son of seven years is Jehoash in his reigning.

Smith's Literal Translation
The son of seven years, Jehoash in his reigning.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Now Joas was seven years old, when he began to reign.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Now Jehoash was seven years old when he had begun to reign.

New American Bible
Joash was seven years old when he became king.

New Revised Standard Version
Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Joash was seven years old when he began to reign.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Yoash was a son of seven years when he became king.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Joas was seven years old when he began to reign.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Jehoiada Restores the Worship of the LORD
20and all the people of the land rejoiced. And the city was quiet, because Athaliah had been put to the sword at the royal palace. 21Joash was seven years old when he became king.

Cross References
2 Chronicles 24:1
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.

2 Kings 12:1-2
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. / And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days he was instructed by Jehoiada the priest.

1 Kings 2:12
So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.

1 Kings 1:39
Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the ram’s horn, and all the people proclaimed, “Long live King Solomon!”

2 Samuel 5:4
David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.

1 Kings 14:21
Meanwhile, Rehoboam son of Solomon reigned in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.

2 Chronicles 22:11
But Jehoshabeath daughter of King Jehoram took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered, and she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Because Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram and the wife of Jehoiada the priest, was Ahaziah’s sister, she hid Joash from Athaliah so that she could not kill him.

2 Samuel 2:4
Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”

1 Kings 11:36
I will give one tribe to his son, so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put My Name.

1 Kings 15:1
In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam became king of Judah,

Matthew 1:8
Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.

Luke 3:31
the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,

Matthew 21:9
The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”

Luke 1:32-33
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, / and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”

Matthew 1:9
Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.


Treasury of Scripture

Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.

2 Kings 11:4
And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed them the king's son.

2 Kings 22:1
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.

2 Chronicles 24:1
Joash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Zibiah of Beersheba.

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2 Kings 11
1. Jehoash, being saved by Jehosheba his aunt from Athaliah's massacre,
3. is hidden six years in the house of God
13. Jehoiada, giving order to the captains, in the seventh year anoints him king
17. Jehoiada restores the worship of God














Joash
The name "Joash" is derived from the Hebrew "יְהוֹאָשׁ" (Yeho'ash), meaning "Yahweh has given" or "fire of Yahweh." This name is significant as it reflects the divine providence and favor that surrounded Joash's rise to the throne. Joash's account is a testament to God's faithfulness in preserving the Davidic line, even amidst the chaos and idolatry that plagued Judah. His reign marks a pivotal moment in the history of Judah, where the covenantal promises to David were upheld despite the attempts of Athaliah to destroy the royal lineage.

was seven years old
The mention of Joash being "seven years old" when he became king highlights the vulnerability and innocence of his early reign. In Hebrew culture, the number seven often symbolizes completeness or perfection, which may suggest that Joash's ascension was divinely orchestrated at the perfect time. His youthfulness also underscores the miraculous nature of his survival and the protective hand of God through the priest Jehoiada, who ensured Joash's safety and eventual coronation.

when he became king
The phrase "when he became king" signifies the beginning of Joash's rule over Judah. This transition of power was not merely a political event but a fulfillment of God's promise to maintain the Davidic dynasty. Historically, Joash's kingship was marked by religious reforms and a return to the worship of Yahweh, largely influenced by Jehoiada's mentorship. His reign serves as a reminder of the importance of godly leadership and the impact of righteous guidance in steering a nation back to faithfulness.

(21) Seven years old was Jehoash.--The Hebrew editions connect this verse with chapter 12.

Verse 21. - Seven years old was Jehoash - or, Joash - when he began to reign (comp. vers. 3 and 4 and 2 Chronicles 24:1). The clause would be better placed at the beginning of the next chapter.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Joash
יְהוֹאָ֥שׁ (yə·hō·w·’āš)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3060: Joash -- 'Yah is strong', the name of several Israelites

[was] seven
שֶׁ֥בַע (še·ḇa‘)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number

years old
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

when he became king.
בְּמָלְכֽוֹ׃ (bə·mā·lə·ḵōw)
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel


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