7 others in the registry answer to the name Joash. Every Joash in the Bible
- verses
- 26
- first named
- 2 Kings 11:2
- last named
- 2 Chronicles 25:25
- period
- Divided Monarchy
- tribe
- Judah
Description
Who was Joash?
Joash, also known as Jehoash, was the king of Judah and the son of Ahaziah. He became king at the age of seven, after being hidden by his aunt Jehosheba for six years following the usurpation of the throne by Athaliah (2Ki.11.2; 2Ch.22.11). During his forty-year reign (2Ki.12.1; 2Ch.24.1), Joash initiated repairs to the temple of the Lord, which had fallen into disrepair (2Ki.12.4-7; 2Ch.24.4).
However, after the death of his mentor, Jehoiada the priest, Joash turned away from the Lord and allowed the worship of idols (2Ch.24.17-18). When Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada, prophesied against this wickedness, Joash ordered his execution (2Ch.24.20-22).
Consequently, Judah faced military defeats and Joash was wounded (2Ch.24.23-24). He was eventually assassinated by his own servants and succeeded by his son Amaziah (2Ki.12.20-21; 2Ch.24.25-27). Joash's reign was marked by both early reforms and later apostasy, highlighting the importance of godly leadership and the consequences of turning away from the Lord.
Relations
Direct connections
Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.
The 10 best-attested of 26 are drawn. All 26 are listed below.
Child of
Father of
Spouse of
- Jehoaddanregistry, no verse
Took part in
- Jehoahaz’s reign2 Kings 13:1
- Jehoiada and Jehoiada Sons’ king installation of King and Crown2 Chronicles 23:20
- Jehoiada, Azariah, Ishmael, Maaseiah, Elishaphat, and Whole Assembly’s covenant of Jeroham, Jehohanan, Obed, Adaiah, and Zichri2 Chronicles 23:3
- Jehoiada’s bringing of Commanders Of Hundreds, Cherethites, Guards, and Joash2 Kings 11:12
- Jehosheba’s hiding of Joash2 Chronicles 22:112 Chronicles 22:12
- Jehosheba’s placement of Joash and Nurse2 Kings 11:22 Kings 11:3
- Joash Servants, Jozabad, and Jehozabad’s killing of Joash2 Kings 12:202 Kings 12:21
- Joash Servants, Jozacar, and Jehozabad’s conspiracy of Joash2 Chronicles 24:252 Chronicles 24:26
- Joash’s reign2 Kings 13:10
- Joash’s striking of Ground2 Kings 13:19
- Joash’s striking of Syria2 Kings 13:19
Stands in the same events as
- Jehoiada16 events
- Jehosheba5 events
- Amaziah3 events
- Joash3 events
- Cherethites3 events
- Jerusalem2 events
- Samaria2 events
- Athaliah2 events
- Jehoahaz2 events
- Zechariah2 events
- Jehozabad2 events
- Israel1 event
and 19 more, ordered by how many events they share.
Places
Where this happens
The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.
Read it
Where to read it
Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 26, across 3 books.
Onward
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Where they appear
Chapter by chapter
Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.
- 2 Kings 11Joash was hidden for six years, then crowned and seated on the royal throne at seven years old.
- 2 Kings 12Joash became king, directed the collection of sacred money, sent the temple and palace treasures to Hazael, and was later killed by his servants.
- 2 Kings 14Joash was Amaziah’s father and the king whose murderers Amaziah executed.
- 2 Chronicles 22Joash was hidden with his nurse in a bedroom in the house of God for six years.
- 2 Chronicles 23Joash was brought out, crowned, anointed, proclaimed king, and seated on the royal throne.
- 2 Chronicles 24Joash became king at seven, repaired the house of the LORD, ordered Zechariah’s stoning, and was killed by his own servants.
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