Jehoahaz
“Jehovah has grasped or whom Jehovah sustains”
Summary
A name meaning 'Jehovah has grasped,' borne by three kings: a king of Israel oppressed by Syria, a short-lived king of Judah deported to Egypt, and an alternate name for Ahaziah of Judah.
☩Jehoahaz of Israel
Son and successor of Jehu, Jehoahaz was the twelfth king of northern Israel, reigning seventeen years (circa 814-798 BC). He continued in the idolatrous sins of Jeroboam, and God delivered Israel into the hands of Hazael and Ben-hadad of Syria. Israel was so devastated that Jehoahaz was left with only fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen—his army reduced to 'dust by threshing.' In his affliction, Jehoahaz humbled himself and sought the Lord, who heard his prayer and promised a deliverer, though the full deliverance came through his successors Joash and Jeroboam II.
☩Jehoahaz of Judah (Shallum)
The son of Josiah, originally named Shallum, Jehoahaz was made king by the people after his father's death at Megiddo, though he was not the eldest son. He reigned only three months before Pharaoh Necho, returning from his Mesopotamian campaign, deposed him at Riblah, imposed a heavy tribute on Judah, and took him captive to Egypt where he died. Though his reign was brief and evil, the people lamented his deportation, and Ezekiel portrayed him as a young lion caught in a trap and carried to Egypt.
☩Alternate Name for Ahaziah
The name Jehoahaz is also given in one passage to the youngest son of King Jehoram of Judah, who is elsewhere called Ahaziah. Both names have essentially the same meaning.
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References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Jehoahaz," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.George Morrish, "Jehoahaz," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 3.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Jehoahaz," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).
- 4.James Orr (ed.), "Jehoahaz," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. III (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 5.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Jehoahaz," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).