<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> Jehoash (Hebrew: יְהֹואָשׁ, Yəhôʾāš; "Jehovah - given"; Greek: Ιωας; Latin: Joas), also known as Joash (in King James Version), Joas (in Douay--Rheims) or Joás (Hebrew: יֹואָשׁ, Yôʾāš), was a king of Judah, and the sole surviving son of Ahaziah after the massacre of the royal family ordered by his grandmother, Athaliah . He was also the first Judahite king to be descended from both the House of David and the House of Omri, through his paternal grandmother and predecessor, Athaliah . His mother was Zibiah of Beersheba . Jehoash was 7 years old when his reign began, and he reigned for 40 years . (2 Kings 12: 1, 2 Chronicles 24: 1) He was succeeded by his son, Amaziah of Judah . He is said to have been righteous "all the days of Jehoiada the priest" (2 Chronicles 24: 2). </P> <P> William F. Albright has dated his reign to 837--800 BC, while E.R. Thiele offers the dates 835--796 BC . </P>

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