A name from Scripture
Joash
JO-ash
Meaning
Fire of the LORD; Given by the LORD
Hebrew origin · Boy · First in 2 Kings
What it points to
Joash — 'fire of the LORD' — was the hidden child who preserved God's promise. His story teaches that God can protect His purposes through a single infant hidden in His house, and that godly mentorship is essential for sustained faithfulness.
Verses · King James Version
“But Jehosheba... took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons which were slain; and they hid him... in the house of the LORD six years.”
2 Kings 11:2
“And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.”
2 Kings 12:2