King Joash of Israel

E478483

Biblical figure Human King of Israel Monarch

King Joash of Israel was a monarch of the northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BCE, noted in the Hebrew Bible for his military conflicts with Aram-Damascus and Judah and his interactions with the prophet Elisha.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Jehoash of Israel	5
Joash son of Jehoahaz	1
King Joash of Israel canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4768229 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: King Joash of Israel
Context triple: [Elisha, contemporaryOf, King Joash of Israel]

A. Jehoram of Israel
Jehoram of Israel was a 9th-century BCE king of the northern Kingdom of Israel, son of Ahab and Jezebel, whose reign is depicted in the Hebrew Bible as marked by political turmoil and prophetic opposition.
B. Uzziah
Uzziah was a long-reigning king of Judah in the Hebrew Bible, remembered for his military success, economic prosperity, and eventual downfall after being struck with leprosy.
C. King of Judah
The King of Judah was the monarchic ruler of the ancient southern Hebrew kingdom of Judah, centered in Jerusalem, during the period of the divided monarchy and subsequent vassalage to foreign empires.
D. Joash
Joash is a biblical figure from the Old Testament, known primarily as the father of Gideon, the judge and military leader of Israel.
E. Josiah
Josiah was a king of Judah in the Hebrew Bible, known for his religious reforms and efforts to restore the worship of Yahweh.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: King Joash of Israel
Target entity description: King Joash of Israel was a monarch of the northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BCE, noted in the Hebrew Bible for his military conflicts with Aram-Damascus and Judah and his interactions with the prophet Elisha.

A. Jehoram of Israel
Jehoram of Israel was a 9th-century BCE king of the northern Kingdom of Israel, son of Ahab and Jezebel, whose reign is depicted in the Hebrew Bible as marked by political turmoil and prophetic opposition.
B. Uzziah
Uzziah was a long-reigning king of Judah in the Hebrew Bible, remembered for his military success, economic prosperity, and eventual downfall after being struck with leprosy.
C. King of Judah
The King of Judah was the monarchic ruler of the ancient southern Hebrew kingdom of Judah, centered in Jerusalem, during the period of the divided monarchy and subsequent vassalage to foreign empires.
D. Joash
Joash is a biblical figure from the Old Testament, known primarily as the father of Gideon, the judge and military leader of Israel.
E. Josiah
Josiah was a king of Judah in the Hebrew Bible, known for his religious reforms and efforts to restore the worship of Yahweh.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Biblical figure ⓘ Human ⓘ King of Israel ⓘ Monarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Jehoash of Israel ⓘ linked to: King Joash of Israel Joash son of Jehoahaz ⓘ linked to: King Joash of Israel
associatedWith	Samaria ⓘ
burialPlace	Samaria ⓘ
captured	Amaziah of Judah ⓘ
capturedCity	Jerusalem ⓘ
chronologicalPlacement	Early 8th century BCE ⓘ Late 9th century BCE ⓘ
conflictWith	Ben-Hadad of Aram (context of Aramean wars) ⓘ linked to: Ben-hadad of Aram
contemporaryWith	Prophet Elisha ⓘ linked to: Elisha
country	Kingdom of Israel ⓘ linked to: Northern Kingdom of Israel
deathPlace	Kingdom of Israel ⓘ linked to: Northern Kingdom of Israel
dynasty	Jehu dynasty ⓘ
father	Jehoahaz of Israel ⓘ
governedFrom	Samaria ⓘ
governedTerritory	Northern highlands of ancient Israel ⓘ linked to: Samaria highlands Samaria region ⓘ linked to: Samaria
historicalCategory	9th-century BCE monarch ⓘ Ancient Israelite king ⓘ
interactedWith	Prophet Elisha ⓘ linked to: Elisha
language	Hebrew (biblical context) ⓘ
mentionedIn	2 Kings ⓘ linked to: Book of 2 Kings 2 Kings 13 ⓘ linked to: Book of 2 Kings 2 Kings 14 ⓘ linked to: Book of 2 Kings Books of Kings ⓘ Hebrew Bible ⓘ linked to: Tanakh
militaryConflict	Aram-Damascus ⓘ linked to: Damascus Kingdom of Judah ⓘ
militaryEngagement	War with Amaziah of Judah ⓘ
plundered	Temple treasures in Jerusalem ⓘ
positionHeld	King of the northern Kingdom of Israel ⓘ
predecessor	Jehoahaz of Israel ⓘ
region	Ancient Near East ⓘ
reignEnd	8th century BCE ⓘ
reignOver	Northern Kingdom of Israel ⓘ
reignStart	9th century BCE ⓘ
relative	Jehu ⓘ Jeroboam II ⓘ
religion	Yahwism ⓘ
restoredCitiesFrom	Aram-Damascus ⓘ linked to: Damascus
scripturalTradition	Christianity ⓘ Judaism ⓘ
sourceType	Religious text figure ⓘ
successor	Jeroboam II ⓘ

How these facts were elicited