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In the seventh year of Jehu began Jehoash to reign; and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem: and his mother`s name was Zibiah of Beersheba.

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A Reign Like David's

Commentators note that Jehoash's forty-year reign is the same length as the reigns of David and Solomon, suggesting a period of significance and stability. The inclusion of his mother's name, Zibiah of Beer-sheba, is a standard feature in the accounts of Judah's kings, providing important genealogical and geographical context.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On 2 Kings 12:1

19th Century

Bishop

THE REIGN OF JEHOASH, OR JOASH. (Compare to 2 Chronicles 24)

Forty years. —A common round number. David an…

John Gill

John Gill

On 2 Kings 12:1

17th Century

Pastor

In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign
So that he reigned twenty one or twenty two years contemporary wi…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On 2 Kings 12:1–16

17th Century

Minister

It is a great mercy for young people, especially for all young men of rank like Jehoash, to have those around them who will instruct them to do wha…