Person Old Testament
Joash
Joash, the son of King Ahab, was imprisoned by his father for a prophecy against him. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at 1 Kings 22:26.
Why it matters. Son of King Ahab of Israel
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Joash
Joash, the son of King Ahab of Israel, is mentioned briefly in 1Ki.22.26 and 2Ch.18.25. During a joint military campaign with King Jehoshaphat of Judah, Ahab sought advice from his prophets regarding the battle against the Arameans at Ramoth-gilead. When the prophet Micaiah prophesied Ahab's defeat and death, the king ordered Joash to imprison Micaiah until his safe return from the battle. However, Ahab was killed in the battle, fulfilling Micaiah's prophecy.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.