1 Joash was seven years old when he had begun to reign. And he reigned for forty years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Zibiah, from Beersheba.
2 And he did what is good before the Lord during all the days of Jehoiada, the priest.
3 Now Jehoiada gave to him two wives, from whom he conceived sons and daughters.
4 After these things, it pleased Joash to repair the house of the Lord.