2 Kings 11:21

Joash’s Reign over Judah

11:21 (12:1) ¹  Jehoash ²  was seven years old when he began to reign.

2 Kings 15:22

15:22 Menahem passed away ³  and his son Pekahiah replaced him as king.

2 Kings 20:21

20:21 Hezekiah passed away ⁴  and his son Manasseh replaced him as king.

2 Kings 24:6

24:6 He passed away ⁵  and his son Jehoiachin replaced him as king.

2 Kings 25:23

25:23 All of the officers of the Judahite army ⁶  and their troops heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah to govern. So they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah. The officers who came were Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah son of the Maacathite.

[11:21]  ¹ sn Beginning with 11:21, the verse numbers through 12:21 in the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text (BHS), with 11:21 ET = 12:1 HT, 12:1 ET = 12:2 HT, 12:2 ET = 12:3 HT, etc., through 12:21 ET = 12:22 HT. With 13:1 the verse numbers in the ET and HT are again the same.

[11:21]  ² tn Jehoash is an alternate name for Joash (see 11:2).

[15:22]  ³ tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

[20:21]  ⁵ tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

[24:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

[25:23]  ⁹ tn Heb “of the army.” The word “Judahite” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.