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2 Kings 11:21

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Kings 11:21 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.
2 Kings 11:21 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Kings 11

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
18And all the people of the land went to the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of Jehovah.
19And he took the captains over hundreds, and the Carites, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of Jehovah, and came by the way of the gate of the guard unto the king`s house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.
20So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. And Athaliah they had slain with the sword at the king`s house.
21Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.] Being a year old when his father was killed and having been hid six years in the temple.”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“11:21–12:21 The reign of Joash is recorded in standard format: accession (11:21–12:3), royal activities (12:4-18), and closing notice (12:19-21). Particular focus is on Joash’s efforts to repair the Temple (12:4-16) and his subsequent stripping of the Temple’s treasures in the face of an Aramean invasion (12:17-18).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Kg2 11:4, Kg2 22:1; Ch2 24:1-14 Next: 4 Kings (2 Kings) Chapter 12”
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