Lexical Definition

‎יְהוֹזָבָד‎ Yᵉhôwzâbâd (yeh-ho-zaw-bawd') Jehozabad ^N:N-M-P
from ‎יְהֹוָה‎ and ‎זָבַד‎; Jehovah-endowed

Jehozabad. Compare ‎יוֹזָבָד‎.

• § Jehozabad = "Jehovah has endowed"
• Jehozabad, the name of three Israelites

1) son of Shomer, a Moabitish woman, who murdered Joash, king of Judah
2) a Benjamite, captain of 180,000 armed men, in the days of Jehoshaphat
3) a Korhite Levite, 2nd son of Obededom, and one of the porters of the temple and of the storehouse there in the time of David

Extended Information

• A man of the Moabites living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.12.21
• son of: Shomer (שׁוֹמֵר)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎יְהוֺזָבָד‎, ‎יוֺזָבָד‎ proper name, masculine ᵐ5 usually Ἰωζαβαδ (‎׳‎‎י‎ hath beetowed; compare Palmyrene ‎נבוזבד‎ Vog⁷³; see also ‎זְבַדְיָהוּ‎, ‎זַבְדִּיאֵל‎) —

1. ‎יְהוֺזָבָד‎ servant & murderer of Joash of Judah 2Kgs 12:22* (ᵐ5 Ἰεζεβουθ) = 2Chr 24:26 (ᵐ5 Ζωζαβεδ, Ἰωζαβεδ, Ἰωζαβεθ).

2. ‎יוֺזָבָד‎ three of David's mighty men,
a. 1Chr 12:5
b. v.1Chr 12:21*
c. v.1Chr 12:21* (ᵐ5 Ἰωζαβειθ, Ἰωζαβειδ).

3. ‎יְהוֺזָבָד‎ a Benjamite chief 2Chr 17:18.

4. priests & Levites,
a. ‎יְהוֺזָבָד‎ 1Chr 26:4
b. ‎יוֺזָבָד‎ 2Chr 31:13 (ᵐ5 Ἐζαβαθ, Ἰωαζαβαθ; ᵐ5^L Ἰωαζαβαδ);
c. 2Chr 35:9 (ᵐ5 Ἰωζαβαδ; ᵐ5^L as foregoing);
d. Ezra 8:33
e. Ezra 10:22 feminine Ezra 10:23
g. Neh 8:7
h. Neh 11:16 (d. f. g. &
h. perhaps the same man).

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • A Moabite • Son of Shomer, killed King Joash of Judah.

Moabite living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Jehozabad, the son of Shomer, was one of the servants who conspired against and killed King Joash of Judah.

• A man of the Moabites living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.12.21;
• only referred to as Jehozabad יְהוֹזָבָד;
• a son of Shomer שׁוֹמֵר.

Jehozabad, the son of Shomer, was one of the servants who conspired against King Joash of Judah. Along with Jozabad, the son of Shimeath, Jehozabad murdered Joash in his bed as revenge for the execution of Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada the priest. The assassination took place at the house of Millo, on the road that goes down to Silla. Joash's son Amaziah succeeded him as king and executed the conspirators.

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• Shomer (father)