2 Kings 11:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 11:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 11:21 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 11:21 — KJV
“Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign.”
— 2 Kings 11:21 (KJV)
2 Kings 11:21 in Context — About the Book of 2 Kings
2 Kings races through the divided kingdom's final centuries — Elisha's double-portion miracles, kings good and evil, and finally exile to Assyria and Babylon. Yet miracles keep breaking in: floating axe heads, healed lepers, resurrection. God stays powerfully present even in national decline.
Cross-References for 2 Kings 11:21
“And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 11:21: seven, years, old
“So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 11:21: seven, years, old
“Joash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Zibiah of Beersheba.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 11:21: seven, years, old
“In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zibiah of Beersheba.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 11:21: seven, years, jehoash
“In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 11:21: seven, years, jehoash
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