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Joash (Hebrew: יְהוֹאָשׁ, Yəhōʾāš, " Yah -given"; Greek: Ιωας; Latin: Ioas), also known as Joash (in King James Version), Joas (in Douay–Rheims) or Joás (Hebrew: יוֹאָשׁ, Yōʾāš), [ 1 ] was the eighth king of Judah, and the sole surviving son of Ahaziah after the massacre of the royal family ordered by his ...
- Joash Begins His Rule
- Joash Orders The Temple Repaired
- Joash Saves Jerusalem from Hazael
- The Death of Joash
- Jehoahaz Begins His Rule
- The Lord Has Mercy on Israel
- Jehoash’s Rule Over Israel
- Jehoash Visits Elisha
- An Amazing Thing at Elisha’s Grave
- Jehoash Wins Back Cities of Israel
12 Joash began to rule during Jehu’s seventh year as king of Israel. Joash ruled 40 years in Jerusalem. His mother was named Zibiah of Beersheba. 2 For as long as he lived, Joash did what the Lord considered right. He did what Jehoiada the priest taught him. 3 But he did not destroy the high places. The people still made sacrifices and burned incen...
4-5 Joash said to the priests, “There is much money in the Lord’s Temple. People have given things to the Temple and have paid the Temple tax when they were counted. And they have given money simply because they wanted to. You priests should take that money and repair the Lord’s Temple. Each priest should use the money he gets from the people he se...
17 Hazael was the king of Aram. He went to fight against the city of Gath and defeated it. Then he made plans to go fight against Jerusalem. 18 Joash[b] and his ancestors—Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah—had all been kings of Judah. They had given many things to the Lordthat were kept in his Temple. Joash gathered all these things and all the gold...
19 All the great things that Joash did are written in the book, The History of the Kings of Judah. 20 Joash’s officers made plans against him. They killed Joash at the house of Millo on the road that goes down to Silla. 21 Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer were Joash’s officers. These men killed Joash. The people buried Joash with...
13 Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king over Israel in Samaria. This was during the 23rd year that Joash son of Ahaziah was king in Judah. Jehoahaz ruled 17 years. 2 Jehoahaz did what the Lord considered wrong. Like Jeroboam son of Nebat, he committed sins that also caused the people of Israel to sin. And he never stopped doing those things. 3 Then the...
4 Then Jehoahaz begged the Lord to help them. The Lordlistened to him because he had seen the terrible troubles that the king of Aram had caused the Israelites. 5 So the Lordsent a man to save Israel. The Israelites were free from the Arameans. So the Israelites went to their own homes, as they did before. 6 But the Israelites still did not stop co...
10 Jehoash son of Jehoahaz became king over Israel in Samaria. This was during the 37th year that Joash was king of Judah. Jehoash ruled Israel for 16 years. 11 He did what the Lord said was wrong. He did not stop committing the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat who caused Israel to sin. Jehoash continued to commit those sins. 12 All the great things t...
14 Elisha became sick, and later he died from this sickness. King Jehoash of Israel went to visit Elisha. Jehoash cried for him and said, “My father, my father! Is it time for the chariot of Israel and its horses?[c]” 15 Elisha said to Jehoash, “Take a bow and some arrows.” Jehoash took a bow and some arrows. 16 Then Elisha said to the king of Isra...
20 Elisha died, and the people buried him. One time in the spring a group of Moabite soldiers came to fight against Israel. 21 Some Israelites were burying a dead man when they saw that group of soldiers. The Israelites quickly threw the dead man into Elisha’s grave. As soon as the dead man touched the bones of Elisha, he came back to life and stoo...
22 During all the days that Jehoahaz ruled, King Hazael of Aram caused trouble to Israel. 23 But the Lordwas kind to the Israelites. He had mercy and showed his care for them because of his agreement with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He did not want them to be destroyed. He has never completely left them. 24 King Hazael of Aram died, and Ben-Hadad be...
14 In the second year of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel, Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah began to reign. 2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years.
14 In the second year of Joash son of Joahaz king of Israel, Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah became king. 2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem.
Jehoash (Hebrew: יְהוֹאָשׁ Yəhō’āš or [1] יוֹאָשׁ Yō’āš; Israelian Hebrew: 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤅 *’Āšīyāw; [2] Akkadian: 𒅀𒀪𒋢 Yaʾsu [ia-'-su]; Latin: Joas; fl. c. 790 BC), whose name means "Yahweh has given," [3] was the twelfth king of the ancient northern Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) and the son ...
When little Joash was seven years old, Jehoioda decided that the time had come to liberate Judea from the foreign woman who had desecrated the throne of David. Jehoioda made a careful plan to strike a death blow at the hated Athalyah.
Joash (Jehoash) Reigns over Judah. 1 In the seventh year of Jehu, Jehoash became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba. 2 Jehoash did right in the sight of the L ord all his days in which Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
