person · P0429
Yehoash of Israel יהואש
Grandson of Yehu who began Israel's recovery. He wept over the dying Elisha (Elisha) — "my father, my father, chariot of Israel and its horsemen!" — struck the ground with the arrows, and beat Aram the three times allotted, recovering the lost cities; he also humbled Yehudah at Beit Shemesh. An Assyrian stele records his tribute.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- יהואש
- Also known as
- Jehoash of Israel, Yoash ben Yehoachaz
- Era
- bible
- Parents
- Yehoachaz of Israel
- Children
- Yeravam II
II. When
- Traditional
- c. 3077–3123 AM (reigned 3107–3123, sixteen years)
- Academic
- reigned c. 798–782 BCE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈46 years
- Precision
- approximate
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the thirty-seventh year of Yoash king of Yehudah, Yehoash ben Yehoachaz became king over Israel in Shomron — sixteen years.
Directly stated in the cited source.
|
biblical | ★★★★★ | |
| He went down to the dying Elisha and wept over him; at the prophet's word he shot the arrow of God's salvation eastward and struck the ground three times — and three times he defeated Ben-Hadad and recovered the cities of Israel. | biblical | ★★★★★ | |
| The stele of Adad-nirari III from Tell al-Rimah records tribute of "Joash the Samarian" (Iu-ʾa-su Sa-me-ri-na-a-a) — external attestation of this king early in his reign. | external archaeology | ★★★★☆ | |
| The placement (reigned 3107–3123 AM) is a schematic Mesorah Atlas reconstruction: the northern kings' regnal years stated in Kings are chained forward from the division of the kingdom in 2964 AM, with sub-year reigns counted as zero; the chain closes exactly at the fall of Shomron in 3205 AM (Chizkiyahu's sixth year, Melachim II 18:10). The cited source states the reign's length, not absolute dates.
The cited sources establish relative chronology or regnal duration; they do not state the absolute AM range.
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tradition reconstruction | ★★☆☆☆ |