also called Jehoash
The boy king of Judah who was rescued as an infant from his grandmother Athaliah's massacre of the royal family and hidden in the temple for six years by the priest Jehoiada. Crowned at age seven, Joash repaired the temple and followed the Lord as long as Jehoiada lived. After Jehoiada's death, Joash turned to idolatry and even ordered the murder of Jehoiada's son Zechariah, who prophesied against him. He was assassinated by his own servants.
And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days he was instructed by Jehoiada the priest.2 Kings 12:2 · Berean Standard Bible
Joash is generation 41 of the 64 Scripture traces from Adam to Jesus, following Jehoshaphat → Joram → Ahaziah, and followed by Amaziah → Uzziah → Jotham. See the whole line.
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