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. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )
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. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )
^ 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
Jehu	King of Israel 814–798 BC Chr.	Joasch

personal data
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.

[1] William Foxwell Albright.

[2] Hartmut Rosenau: Joahas. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 3, Bautz, Herzberg 1992, ISBN 3-88309-035-2 , Sp. 119-120. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )

[3] Edwin Richard Thiele: The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings . Kregel, 1994, ISBN 978-0-8254-3825-7 , p. 10 (there Jehoahaz ).

[4] Hans Rechenmacher : Old Hebrew names , Münster 2012, p. 144.