The reign summary and sources — 'Now the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son reigned in his place' (וערך דברי יואשׁ הנה כתובים על ספר מלכי הימים והחטא אשׁר חטא להוה וגם שמו אחת משׁנות בני אשׁתו ואופל בו ודברי הנחם לו ורבות הדברים ההם). The reign is bracketed: beginning in righteousness under Jehoiada's guidance, it ends in apostasy, bloodshed (Zechariah's murder), military defeat, and assassination. The formula reference to 'the book of the kings' (ספר מלכי הימים) anchors the account in documentary tradition. The succession to Amaziah (אמציהו בנו) continues the Davidic line despite Joash's failure. The tragedy of Joash illustrates the Chronicler's thesis: a king who abandons covenant counsel and murders the prophet faces divine judgment through his own people's hands.

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