1 In the seventh year of Jehu, Jehoash¹ began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba.

Joash Repairs the Temple

1 ^aJoash¹ was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba.