Who is Jehoash in the Bible?
Jehoash (Hebrew: יְהוֹאָשׁ Yəhō’āš or יוֹאָשׁ Yō’āš; Israelian Hebrew: אָשִׁיָו *’Āšīyāw; Akkadian: Yaʾsu [ia-‘-su]; Latin: Joas; fl. c. 790 BC), whose name means “Yahweh has given,” was the twelfth king of the ancient northern Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) and the son of Jehoahaz. Are there two Jehoash in the Bible? Thiele offers the dates 835–796…