Joash

Joash
/joh"ash/, n.
a king of Judah, reigned 837?-800? B.C., successor of Athaliah. II Kings 13:10-13.
Also, Douay Bible, Joas /joh"as/.

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  • Joash — 1) The son of Ahaziah of Judah who reigned for forty years from about 836 BCE. Under the watchful care of Jehoiada, the high priest, Joash renewed the covenant with Yahweh (2 Kgs. 11:17) and extirpated Baalism. He was forced to surrender much… …   Dictionary of the Bible

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  • Joash — /joh ash/, n. a king of Judah, reigned 837? 800? B.C., successor of Athaliah. II Kings 13:10 13. Also, Douay Bible, Joas /joh as/ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • 2 Kings 13 — 1 In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years. 2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and followed the… …   The King James version of the Bible

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  • 2 Kings 14 — 1 In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah. 2 He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother s name was… …   The King James version of the Bible

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