2 Kings 12:1 KJV
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.
Matthew Henry
- Jehoash orders the repair of the templeIt is a great mercy to young people, especially to all young men of rank, like Jehoash, to have those about them who will instruct them to do what is right...
Cross References
- 2 Kings 9:27 But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot. And they did so at the going up to Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.
- 2 Kings 11:1–4 And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. …
- 2 Kings 11:21 Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.
- 1 Chronicles 3:11 Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,
- 2 Chronicles 24:1–14 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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Topics
- Israel, prophecies concerning Jehoash (also called JOASH) succeeds Athaliah
- Revivals Jehoash and Jehoiada
- Zibiah Wife of Ahaziah
Kings of Israel & Judah
- JehoashKing of Judah · 878–839 BC
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible878–839 BC · Jehoash reigns in Judah
Places
- JerusalemTown · Location well established
- BeershebaTown · today Tel Beer Sheva · Location well established
- Places in 2 Kings 12 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- JehuJehovah is he. (1.) The son of Obed, and father of Azariah (1 Chr 2:38).
- JehoashJehovah-given. (1.) The son of King Ahaziah. While yet an infant, he was saved from the general massacre of the family by his aunt...
- JerusalemCalled also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the “city of God,” the “holy city;” by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning “the holy;” once “the city of...
- ZibiahThe mother of King Joash (2 Kgs 12:1; 2 Chr 24:1).
- BeershebaWell of the oath, or well of seven, a well dug by Abraham, and so named because he and Abimelech here entered into a compact (Gen 21:31)....
Hebrew and Strong’s
- In the seventh שֶׁבַע šebaʿ שֶׁבַע Number · feminine singular
- year בִּשְׁנַת bišnat שָׁנֶה Noun · feminine singular construct · with preposition
- of Jehu לְיֵהוּא lĕyēhûʾ יֵהוּא Proper name · with preposition
- Jehoash יְהוֹאָשׁ yĕhôʾāš יְהוֹאָשׁ Proper name
- began to reign מָלַךְ mālak מָלַךְ Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
- and forty וְאַרְבָּעִים wĕʾarbāʿîm אַרְבָּעִים Number · masculine or feminine plural · with and
- years שָׁנָה šānâ שָׁנֶה Noun · feminine singular
- reigned מָלַךְ mālak מָלַךְ Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
- he in Jerusalem בִּירוּשָׁלִָם bîrûšālim יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם Proper name · with preposition
- And his mother's אִמּוֹ ʾimmô אֵם Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- name וְשֵׁם wĕšēm שֵׁם Noun · masculine singular construct · with and
- Zibiah צִבְיָה ṣibyâ צִבְיָּה Proper name
- of Beersheba מִבְּאֵר mibbĕʾēr בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע Proper name · with preposition שָׁבַע šābaʿ בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע Proper name
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