2 Kings 12:1
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.
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Gill's Exposition
In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign,.... So that he reigned twenty one or twenty two years contemporary with Jehu's reign, for Jehu reigned twenty eight years:
and forty years reigned…
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…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
2Ki 12:1-16. Joash reigns well but the high places are not removed. The house of the Lord is restored (2Ch 24:1-14)
1. Jehoashbegan to reign, and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem The R.V. puts the…
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