Strong H3059H3059Gיְהוֹאָחָז

Jehoahaz

One of the 3 senses of Strong H3059

Transliteration
yehô'âchâz
Pronunciation
yeh-ho-aw-khawz'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A king of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.10.35;
son of: Jehu (H3058H);
father of: Joash (H3101J); also called Joahaz at 2Ki.14.1;
Also named: yo.a.chaz (יוֹאָחָז "Joahaz" H3099H)

Meaning of the name

Jehoahaz = "Jehovah has seized"

General definition

From H3068 and H270; Jehovah seized;
{Jehoachaz} the name of three Israelites: - Jehoahaz. Compare H3099 .

In the biblical story

Jehoahaz

King of Israel, son of Jehu

Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, was king of Israel and reigned for seventeen years.

In the Bible

Strong H3059G appears in 13 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • jehoahaz13

First verses

  1. 2 Kings 10:35
    And Jehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead.
  2. 2 Kings 13:1
    In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years.
  3. 2 Kings 13:4
    And Jehoahaz besought the Lord, and the Lord hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.
  4. 2 Kings 13:7
    Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust by threshing.
  5. 2 Kings 13:8
    Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
  6. 2 Kings 13:9
    And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead.
  7. 2 Kings 13:10
    In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years.
  8. 2 Kings 13:22
    But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.
  9. 2 Kings 13:25
    And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Ben–hadad the son of Hazael the cities, which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Joash beat him, and recovered the cities of Israel.
  10. 2 Kings 14:8
    Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face.
  11. 2 Kings 14:17
    And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.
  12. 2 Chronicles 25:17
    Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us see one another in the face.
  13. 2 Chronicles 25:25
    And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.
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