Jehoahaz (Israel)
Jehoahaz († 801 or 798 BC) was king of Israel . His reign is dated to the years 815–801 BC. BC ( Albright ), 814–798 BC Chr. ( Thiele ) or 817–801 BC ( Bautz, Kirchenlexikon ) dated.
etymology
The Hebrew personal name "Joahaz" is mainly used in MT יְהֹואָחָז jəhô'āḥāz written (with the variantיֹואָחָז jô'āḥāz in 2 Kings 14.1 EU ). It is a verb sentence name, consisting of subject and predicate. Subject (and at the same time theophoric element) is a form of " YHWH " (יְהֹו jəhô orיֹו jô ), the predicate is derived from the verb rootאחז 'ḥz , German' to grab ' from. The name can be translated as "YHWH has seized". The Septuagint gives the name as Ιωαχας Iōachas , the Vulgate as Ioachaz .
Biblical narration
Jehoahaz was the son and successor of Jehu , who murdered the last representatives of the Israeli royal house of the Omrids and their followers and had the Baal cult suppressed. At first Jehovah was also a faithful follower of YHWH , but then returned to the Baal cult according to the report in 2 Kings 13 EU . Thereupon the Arameans invaded Israel under Hazael and later under Ben-Hadad , whereupon Jehoahaz again turned to YHWH for help. Under his rule, Aschera images were venerated in Samaria . His successor was Joasch .
literature
- Hartmut Rosenau : Joahas. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 3, Bautz, Herzberg 1992, ISBN 3-88309-035-2 , Sp. 119-120.
- Klaus Koenen: Joahas. In: Michaela Bauks, Klaus Koenen, Stefan Alkier (Eds.): The Scientific Biblical Lexicon on the Internet (WiBiLex), Stuttgart 2006 ff.
Individual evidence
- ^ William Foxwell Albright.
- ↑ Hartmut Rosenau: Joahas. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 3, Bautz, Herzberg 1992, ISBN 3-88309-035-2 , Sp. 119-120.
- ^ Edwin Richard Thiele: The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings . Kregel, 1994, ISBN 978-0-8254-3825-7 , p. 10 (there Jehoahaz ).
- ↑ Hans Rechenmacher : Old Hebrew names , Münster 2012, p. 144.
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Jehu |
King of Israel 814–798 BC Chr. |
Joasch |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Jehoahaz |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of Israel (around 814–798 BC) |
DATE OF BIRTH | 9th century BC Chr. |
DATE OF DEATH | around 801–798 BC Chr. |