Key facts
- Reign
- 16 years, c. 798 – c. 782 BC
- Predecessor
- Jehoahaz
- Successor
- Jeroboam II
- House
- House of Jehu
- Father
- Jehoahaz
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Encyclopedic overview
Jehoash (Hebrew: יְהוֹאָשׁ Yəhō’āš or יוֹאָשׁ Yō’āš; Israelian Hebrew: 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤅 *’Āšīyāw; Akkadian: 𒅀𒀪𒋢 Yaʾsu [ia-'-su]; Latin: Ioas; fl. c. 790 BC) was the twelfth king of the ancient northern Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) and the son of Jehoahaz in 2 Kings 14:1. He was the 12th king of Israel and reigned for 16 years. When he ascended the throne, the Kingdom of Israel was suffering from the predations of Aram-Damascus, whose king Hazael was conquering land controlled by Samaria.
William F. Albright dated his reign to 801–786 BC, while Edwin R. Thiele offered the dates 798–782 BC.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jehoash” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.