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Jehoash or Joas (in Douay-Rheims) (Hebrew: יְהֹואָשׁ Yəhôʾāš ; Jehovah-given; Greek: Ιωας; Latin: Joas; fl. c. 800 BC) sometimes written Joash or Joás (Hebrew: יֹואָשׁ Yôʾāš) was the eighth king of Judah since his fourth great-grandfather Rehoboam and the sole surviving son of Ahaziah. His mother was Zibiah of Beersheba.William F. Albright has dated his reign to 837 – 800 BC while E. R.