<P> Jehoash ( Hebrew : יְהֹואָשׁ , Yəhôʾāš ; `` Jehovah - given '' ; Greek : Ιωας ; Latin : Joas ) , also known as Joash ( in King James Version ) , Joas ( in Douay -- Rheims ) or Joás ( Hebrew : יֹואָשׁ , Yôʾāš ) , was a king of Judah , and the sole surviving son of Ahaziah after the massacre of the royal family ordered by his grandmother , Athaliah . He was also the first Judahite king to be descended from both the House of David and the House of Omri , through his paternal grandmother and predecessor , Athaliah . His mother was Zibiah of Beersheba . Jehoash was 7 years old when his reign began , and he reigned for 40 years . ( 2 Kings 12 : 1 , 2 Chronicles 24 : 1 ) He was succeeded by his son , Amaziah of Judah . He is said to have been righteous `` all the days of Jehoiada the priest '' ( 2 Chronicles 24 : 2 ) . </P>
<P> Jehoash ( Hebrew : יְהֹואָשׁ , Yəhôʾāš ; `` Jehovah - given '' ; Greek : Ιωας ; Latin : Joas ) , also known as Joash ( in King James Version ) , Joas ( in Douay -- Rheims ) or Joás ( Hebrew : יֹואָשׁ , Yôʾāš ) , was a king of Judah , and the sole surviving son of Ahaziah after the massacre of the royal family ordered by his grandmother , Athaliah . He was also the first Judahite king to be descended from both the House of David and the House of Omri , through his paternal grandmother and predecessor , Athaliah . His mother was Zibiah of Beersheba . Jehoash was 7 years old when his reign began , and he reigned for 40 years . ( 2 Kings 12 : 1 , 2 Chronicles 24 : 1 ) He was succeeded by his son , Amaziah of Judah . He is said to have been righteous `` all the days of Jehoiada the priest '' ( 2 Chronicles 24 : 2 ) . </P>
who became king at age 7 in the bible
who became king at age 7 in the bible
Jehoash
Jehoash