Strong H3077H3077Gיְהוֹיָדָע

Jehoiada

One of the 4 senses of Strong H3077

Transliteration
yehôyâdâ‛
Pronunciation
yeh-ho-yaw-daw'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.8.18;
father of: Benaiah (H1141)

Meaning of the name

Jehoiada = "Jehovah knows"

General definition

From H3068 and H3045; Jehovah-known;
{Jehojada} the name of three Israelites: - Jehoiada. Compare H3111 .

In the biblical story

Jehoiada

High priest during the reigns of David and Solomon

Jehoiada was a high priest who served during the reigns of King David and King Solomon.

In the Bible

Strong H3077G appears in 21 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • jehoiada21

First verses

  1. 2 Samuel 8:18
    And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers.
  2. 2 Samuel 20:23
    Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:
  3. 2 Samuel 23:20
    And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:
  4. 2 Samuel 23:22
    These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.
  5. 1 Kings 1:8
    But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.
  6. 1 Kings 1:26
    But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.
  7. 1 Kings 1:32
    And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.
  8. 1 Kings 1:36
    And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the Lord God of my lord the king say so too.
  9. 1 Kings 1:38
    So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon.
  10. 1 Kings 1:44
    And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king’s mule:
  11. 1 Kings 2:25
    And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died.
  12. 1 Kings 2:29
    And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of the Lord; and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him.
  13. 1 Kings 2:34
    So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.
  14. 1 Kings 2:35
    And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.
  15. 1 Kings 2:46
    So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
  16. 1 Kings 4:4
    And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
  17. 1 Chronicles 11:22
    Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day.
  18. 1 Chronicles 11:24
    These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three mighties.
  19. 1 Chronicles 12:27
    And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;
  20. 1 Chronicles 18:17
    And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.
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