Question: who became king at age 7 in the bible
Answer: Jehoash ( Hebrew : יְהֹואָשׁ , Yəhôʾāš ; `` Jehovah - given '' ; Greek : Ιωας ; Latin : Joas ) , also known as Joash ( in King James Version ) , Joas ( in Douay -- Rheims ) or Joás ( Hebrew : יֹואָשׁ , Yôʾāš ) , was a king of Judah , and the sole surviving son of Ahaziah after the massacre of the royal family ordered by his grandmother , Athaliah .