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The boy king hidden in the Temple — good while his mentor lived, bad after
Crowned king of Judah at age seven after being hidden from Queen Athaliah for six years (2 Kings 11-12). Under the priest Jehoiada's guidance, he repaired the Temple and led reforms. But after Jehoiada died, Joash listened to bad advisors, turned to idolatry, and even had Jehoiada's own son Zechariah stoned to death in the Temple courtyard. He was assassinated by his own servants.