1 Joash was seven years old when he became king and reigned 40 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beer-sheba.
2 Throughout the time of Jehoiada the priest, Joash did what was right in the Lord’s sight.
3 Jehoiada acquired two wives for him, and he was the father of sons and daughters.
4 Afterward, Joash took it to heart to renovate the Lord’s temple.