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20 So everyone was happy, and the city settled back into quietness after Athaliah’s death. 21 Joash was seven years old when he became king.

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20 All the people of the land rejoiced,(A) and the city was calm, because Athaliah had been slain with the sword at the palace.

21 Joash[a] was seven years old when he began to reign.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 11:21 Hebrew Jehoash, a variant of Joash
  2. 2 Kings 11:21 In Hebrew texts this verse (11:21) is numbered 12:1.