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 · 2000Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And Jehoash was seven years old when he became king.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862a son of seven years is Jehoash in his reigning.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Now Joas was seven years old when he began to reign.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Jehoash 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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