Jehoiada
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Jehoiada (Hebrew: יְהוֹיָדָע Yəhōyāḏā‘, "Yahweh knows") in the Hebrew Bible, was a prominent priest in the kingdom of Judah during the reigns of Ahaziah (reigned c. 842 - 841 BCE), Athaliah (reigned c. 841–835 BCE), and Joash (reigned c. 836–796 BC). Jehoiada became the brother-in-law of King Ahaziah as a result of his marriage with princess Jehosheba.[1] Both Jehosheba and Ahaziah were children of King Jehoram of Judah (reigned c. 849 – 842 BCE). Ahaziah died a year after assuming the throne, which was then usurped by his mother Athaliah, who ordered the execution of all members of the royal family.
Jehosheba and Jehoiada rescued Athaliah's one-year-old grandson,
Under Jehoiada's guidance,
, was later martyred by King Joash.Priest or High priest?
Jehoiada's name does not appear in the list of the Zadokite dynasty in
According to the medieval chronicle Seder Olam Zutta (804 CE), Jehoiada was a High priest.
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References
- ^ a b c "Jehoiada", Jewish Encyclopedia
- ^ Barnes, W. E. (1899),Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges on 2 Chronicles 23
- ^ The Complete Works of Flavius Josephus - Page 237 William Whiston
- ^ 2 Chronicles 24:6
See also
Bench, Clayton H. The Coup of Jehoiada and the Fall of Athaliah: The Discourses and Textual Production of 2 Kings 11. Piscataway: Gorgias Press, 2016.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Jehoiada". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.