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Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his place.
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Scholars note that this summary of King Jehoash's death is a repetition from 2 Kings 13. This isn't seen as an error, but as evidence of how the book was compiled from different historical sources. The author likely included it here intentionally to provide a clear conclusion to Jehoash's story before revealing in the next verse that King Amaziah, his rival, actually outlived him.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
These two verses, repeated from 2 Kings 13:12–13, are out of place here, as they interrupt the history of Amaziah’s reign.
19th Century
Anglican
Now the rest ... — Compare 2 Kings 13:12–13, where the reign of Jehoash is already summed up, though not entirely in t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Jehoash slept with his fathers Died as they died:
and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel
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Amaziah survived his conqueror fifteen years. He was slain by his own subjects. Azariah, or Uzziah, seems to have been very young when his father w…
