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2 Kings 12:1-3
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Jehoash (Joash) Son of Ahaziah, King of Judah, Repairs the House of the Lord

12 In the seventh year of Jehu, Jehoash[a] became king, and he was king in Jerusalem for forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah from Beersheba.[b]

2 Jehoash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord during the whole time that Jehoiada the priest instructed him, 3 but the high places were still not removed. The people were making sacrifices and burning incense on the high places.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 12:1 The Hebrew Jehoash is a variant of Joash. It occurs also in verses 2, 4, 6, 7, and 18. Both Judah and Israel have kings called by the dual name Jehoash/Joash. In this section the king is called Jehoash except in the closing summary of this reign.
  2. 2 Kings 12:1 In the Hebrew text, chapter 12 starts at English 11:21. In chapter 12, the Hebrew verse numbers are all one number higher than the English verse numbers.
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