Joash Jehoash King of Judah 
Joash Jehoash was born in Jerusalem, Israel. Joash Jehoash's father was Ahaziah King of Judah and his mother is Zibiah Queen of Judah. His paternal grandfather was Jehoram King of Judah and his paternal grandmother is Athaliah Queen of Judah. He was an only child. He died in Jerusalem.General Notes
Jehoash, according to 2 Kings 11-14 and 2 Chronicles 22-25, was king of Judah, the son of King Ahaziah. He was saved, as an infant, from death at the hands of his grandmother Athaliah, usurper of the throne, by his aunt Jehosheba, and placed on the throne at the age of seven. He reigned for “forty years” (a round number, signifying an uncertain figure), before he was assassinated by his servants.
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- b. in Jerusalem, Israel d. in Jerusalem
- b. in Jerusalem, Israel d. in Jerusalem
- b. in Jerusalem, Israel d. in Jerusalem
- b. in Jerusalem, Israel d. in Jerusalem
- b. in Jerusalem, Israel d. in Megiddo, Philistines
- b. in Gibbethon, Philistia, Israel d. in Omri, Samaria
- b. in Tirzah, Manasseh d. in Shechem, Samaria
- b. in Tob, Geshur d. in Tob, Gesher
- b. in Sidon, Phoenicia d. in Sidon, Phoenicia
- b. in Sidon, Phoenicia d. in Shechem, Samaria
- b. in Jerusalem, Israel d. in Jerusalem
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They had a son named Amaziah.
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