Joash defended his son

30Then the men of the city said to Joash, “Bring out your son, that he may die, because he has torn down the altar of Baal and cut down the Asherah that was beside it.”

31But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Will you contend for Baal? Will you save him? Whoever contends for him shall be put to death by morning. If he is a god, let him contend for himself, because his altar has been torn down.”

32So on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, “Let Baal contend against him, because he tore down his altar.”