1 Jehoash was 7 years old when he became king, and he ruled for forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beer-sheba.
2 Jehoash did what was right in the Lord’s eyes as long as Jehoiada the priest was alive.
3 Jehoiada had him marry two wives, and Jehoash fathered sons and daughters.
4 Sometime later, Jehoash wanted to renovate the Lord’s temple.