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JEHOVAH UPHOLDS, HATH LAID HOLD or THE LORD THAT SEES.
A son and successor of Jehu and father of Joash who reigned for seven years
2 Kings 10:35
When Jehu died, he was buried in Samaria. Then his son Jehoahaz became the next king.
2 Kings 10:13he met some relatives of King Ahaziah of Judah. "Who are you?" he asked them.And they replied, "We are relatives of King Ahaziah. We are going to visit the sons of King Ahab and the sons of the queen mother."
2 Kings 10:14
"Take them alive!" Jehu shouted to his men. And they captured all forty-two of them and killed them at the well of Beth-eked. None of them escaped.
2 Chronicles 25:17After consulting with his advisers, King Amaziah of Judah sent this challenge to Israel's king Jehoash,(Hebrew Joash, a variant spelling of Jehoash; also in 25:18, 21, 23, 25) the son of Jehoahaz and grandson of Jehu: "Come and meet me in battle!" (Hebrew Come, let us look one another in the face)
2 Chronicles 25:25
King Amaziah of Judah lived on for fifteen years after the death of King Jehoash of Israel.
We know little of this king of Israel apart from the length of his reign and the low estate of his kingdom owing to Syrian aggression.
The son and successor of King Jehoram and father of King Joash, of JudahCalled Ahaziah.2 Chronicles 21:17They marched against Judah, broke down its defenses, and carried away everything of value in the royal palace, including the king's sons and his wives. Only his youngest son, Ahaziah, was spared. ( HebrewJehoahaz, a variant spelling of Ahaziah; compare 22:1)
2 Chronicles 25:23King Jehoash of Israel captured Judah's king, Amaziah son of Joash and grandson of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh. Then he brought him to Jerusalem, where he demolished 600 feet (Hebrew 400 cubits [180 meters])of Jerusalem's wall, from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate.
A son of Josiah who was deposed by Pharaoh-nechoh and who only reigned for three months 2 Kings 23:30-34Jehoahaz Rules in JudahJehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah. He did what was evil in the Lord's sight, just as his ancestors had done. Pharaoh Neco put Jehoahaz in prison at Riblah in the land of Hamath to prevent him from ruling (The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain) in Jerusalem. He also demanded that Judah pay 7,500 pounds of silver and 75 pounds of gold(Hebrew 100 talents [3,400 kilograms] of silver and 1 talent [34 kilograms] of gold ) as tribute.
Jehoiakim Rules in Judah Pharaoh Neco then installed Eliakim, another of Josiah's sons, to reign in place of his father, and he changed Eliakim's name to Jehoiakim. Jehoahaz was taken to Egypt as a prisoner, where he died.
2 Chronicles36:1-4Jehoahaz Rules in JudahThen the people of the land took Josiah's son Jehoahaz and made him the next king in Jerusalem. Jehoahaz (Hebrew Joahaz, a variant spelling of Jehoahaz; also in 36:4) was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. Then he was deposed by the king of Egypt, who demanded that Judah pay 7,500 pounds of silver and 75 pounds of gold(Hebrew 100 talents [3,400 kilograms] of silver and 1 talent [34 kilograms] of gold )as tribute.
Jehoiakim Rules in Judah The king of Egypt then installed Eliakim, the brother of Jehoahaz, as the next king of Judah and Jerusalem, and he changed Eliakim's name to Jehoiakim. Then Neco took Jehoahaz to Egypt as a prisoner.
Also called Shallum
1 Chronicles3:15. The sons of Josiah were Johanan (the oldest), Jehoiakim (the second), Zedekiah (the third), and Jehoahaz (Hebrew Shallum, another name for Jehoahaz) (the fourth).