1. Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah, from Beer-sheba.
2. Joash did what was right in the Lord’s sight as long as Jehoiada the priest lived.
3. Jehoiada provided him with two wives, and he became the father of sons and daughters.
4. After some time, Joash decided to restore the house of the Lord.