Joash

[ joh-ash ]

/ ˈdʒoʊ æʃ /

a king of Judah, reigned 837?–800? b.c., successor of Athaliah. 2 Kings 13:10–13.

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Also Douay Bible, Jo·as

[joh-as]. /ˈdʒoʊ æs/.

From Late Latin Ioas, Joas, from Greek Iōás, from Hebrew Yəhōʾāsh “God has given”

And when they inquired and asked, they said, "Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing."
The Bible Story|Rev. Newton Marshall Hall
Amid trumpet blasts and clashing of arms, the people clapped their hands, and cried "Long live King Joash."
History of the Jews, Vol. I (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz
But in 2nd Chronicles xxii., 11, we find one Joash, who is not mentioned in Matthew at all.
When Were Our Gospels Written?|Charles Bradlaugh
Joash rushes into the arms of the high-priest, exclaiming, “My father!”
French Classics|William Cleaver Wilkinson

Like his father and his grandmother, Joash died by a violent death.
The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI)|Max Duncker