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2 Kings 12:1 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 12 · verse 1
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 Beersheba.2 Kings 12:1 · King James Version
2 Kings 12:1 in context
1In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba.
2And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
3But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- JerusalemYᵉrûwshâlaimJerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineH3389 →
- mother'sʼêma motherH517 →
- seventhshebaʻsevenH7651 →
- JehoashYᵉhôwʼâshJehoash, the name of two Israelite kingsH3060 →
- ZibiahTsibyâhTsibjah, an IsraeliteH6645 →
- reignmâlakto reignH4427 →
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The general account here given of Joash is, 1. That he reigned forty years. As he began his reign when he was very young, he might, in the course of nature, have continued much longer, for he was cut off when he was but forty-seven years old, Kg2 12:1. 2.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-3