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2 Kings 11:21 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 11 · verse 21
Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.2 Kings 11:21 · King James Version
2 Kings 11:21 in context
19And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the LORD, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king’s house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.
20And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king’s house.
21Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- JehoashYᵉhôwʼâshJehoash, the name of two Israelite kingsH3060 →
- SevenshebaʻsevenH7651 →
- yearsshâneha yearH8141 →
- reignmâlakto reignH4427 →
- oldbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
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Jehoiada had now got over the harlot part of his work, when, by the death of Athaliah, the young prince had his way to the throne cleared of all opposition. He had now to improve his advantages for the perfecting of the revolution and the settling of the government. Two things we have an account of here: - I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 17-21