2 Kings 11:21

What does 2 Kings 11:21 mean?

A plain-English look at 2 Kings 11:21 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And Jehoash was seven years old when he became king.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

a son of seven years is Jehoash in his reigning.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Now Joas was seven years old when he began to reign.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.

Context

v.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.

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Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 2 Kings 11:4

    And in the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the captains over hundreds of the Carites and of the guard, and brought them to him into the house of Jehovah; and he made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of Jehovah, and showed them the king’s son.

  • 2 Kings 22:1

    Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath.

  • 2 Chronicles 24:1

    Joash was seven years old when he began to reign; and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Zibiah, of Beer-sheba.

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