2 Kings 12:1-2 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

1. Joash became king of Judah in Jehu's seventh year as king of Israel, and he ruled forty years from Jerusalem. His mother Zibiah was from the town of Beersheba.

2. Jehoiada the priest taught Joash what was right, and so for the rest of his life Joash obeyed the Lord.

2 Kings 12