In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years.
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Gill's Exposition
In the twenty and third year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah,.... The same year he was so zealous and busy in repairing the temple, Kg2 12:6,
Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over…
Barnes' Notes
In this chapter the history of the kingdom of Israel is traced through the two reigns of Jehoahaz and Jehoash. In 2 Kings 14 the history of Judah is resumed. In the three and twentieth year - Rather,…
Adam Clarke
In the three and twentieth year of Joash - The chronology here is thus accounted for; Jehoahaz began his reign at the commencement of the twenty-third year of Joash, and reigned seventeen years,…
This general account of the reign of Jehoahaz, and of the state of Israel during his seventeen years, though short, is long enough to let us see two things which are very affecting and instructive: -…
Cambridge Bible
2Ki 13:1-9. Reign of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, over Israel (Not in Chronicles)
1. In the three-and-twentieth year of Joash … king of Judah, Jehoahaz… began to reign The chronology here seems inconsistent…
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