Joash

878 BC – 839 BCSemiticDivided Kingdom

King of Judah, reigning 878–839 BC in the southern kingdom.

The facts

Dates	878 BC – 839 BC
Lineage band	Semitic
Scripture	1-2 Kings; 2 Chronicles
Era	Divided Kingdom
Source	Chart + scripture

Where this sits on the chart

Joash falls 3126 years out from Creation at the centre, inside the Divided Kingdom arc. On the printed chart you can put a finger here and read straight outward to see what the rest of the world was doing in the same moment.

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Who else was alive

Jehoram of Judah889 BC – 885 BC Ahaziah of Judah885 BC – 884 BC Athaliah884 BC – 878 BC Jehu884 BC – 856 BC The ministries of the prophets Elijah and Elisha875 BC – 797 BC Jonah862 BC – 840 BC Jehoahaz of Israel856 BC – 840 BC Jehoash of Israel840 BC – 825 BC

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