| 1. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Chronicles 24:1:1 ⧉בֶּן־שֶׁ֤בַעbenshevaa son of seven 2 Chronicles 24:1:2 ⧉שָׁנִים֙shanimyears 2 Chronicles 24:1:3 ⧉יֹאָ֣שׁyoashJoash 2 Chronicles 24:1:4 ⧉בְּמָלְכ֔וֹbemalkhoin his reigning or when he began to reign 2 Chronicles 24:1:5 ⧉וְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםvearbaimand forty 2 Chronicles 24:1:6 ⧉שָׁנָ֔הshanayear 2 Chronicles 24:1:7 ⧉מָלַ֖ךְmalakhhe reigned 2 Chronicles 24:1:8 ⧉בִּֽירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִםbirushalimin Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 24:1:9 ⧉וְשֵׁ֣םveshemand name of 2 Chronicles 24:1:10 ⧉אִמּ֔וֹimohis mother 2 Chronicles 24:1:11 ⧉צִבְיָ֖הtsivyaZibiah 2 Chronicles 24:1:12 ⧉מִבְּאֵ֥רmibbeerfrom Beer 2 Chronicles 24:1:13 ⧉שָֽׁבַע׃shavaSheba |
| 1. Formal Translation Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah, from Beersheba. |
| 1. Dynamic Translation Joash became king at seven years old, and he ruled in Jerusalem for forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah, from Beersheba. |