Jehoram, Joram [JÔöÇ├┤hÔö╝├¼’ram,JÔö╝├¼’ram]-jehovah is high or exalted. 1. A son of Ahab, who became king of Israel after the brief reign of his brother Ahaziah (2 Kings 1:173:1, 69:242 Chron. 22:5-7). When Jehoram allied himself with Jehoshaphat, he paid tribute to the power of the king of Moab. He was not an imitator of the […]
Jehoshaphat [JÔöÇ├┤hÔö╝├àsh’aphÔöÇ├ót]…–jehovah is judge. A recorder during the reigns of David and Solomon (2 Sam. 8:161 Kings 4:31 Chron. 18:15). One of Solomon's purveyors (1 Kings 4:17). A son of Asa, king of Judah, who succeeded his father (1 Kings 15:2422). The Man with a Good Record Because he carried out the religious reforms of […]
Jehoiakim [JÔöÇ├┤hoi’akÔöÇ┬ím] JEHOVAH SETS UP. The name given by Pharaoh-nechoh to Eliakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, whom he made king instead of Jehoahaz. His reign of eleven years is not favorably viewed by Jeremiah (2 Kings 23:34-36; 24:1-6, 19; 1 Chron. 3:15, 16; 2 Chron. 36:4-8; Jer. 1:3; 22:18, 24). The Man Who […]
“Did Jephthah sacrifice his daughter to the Lord?”……A judge of Israel, Jephthah, had made a foolish vow to the Lord that if God gave him victory in battle, he would sacrifice whatever first came out of his door when he came home (Judges 11:30-31). Jephthah's daughter was the first thing to come of out his […]
Jehoahaz, Joahaz [JÔöÇ├┤hÔö╝├¼’ahÔöÇ├óz] 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 10:13…he met some relatives of King […]
Jehoiada Jehoiada [JÔöÇ├┤hoi’adÔöÇ├ó]-JEHOVAH KNOWS or KNOWLEDGE OF THE LORD. The father of Benaiah and one of David's officers. Probably the priest and leader of the Aaronites who brought thirty-seven hundred men to David at Ziklag (2 Sam. 8:18; 20:23; 23:20, 22; 1 Kings 1; 2; 4:4; 1 Chron. 11:22, 24; 12:27; 18:17; 27:5). The high […]
James and John John’ name means: “Yahweh Has Been Gracious.” James’ name, a form of “Jacob,” means “He Grasps the Heel” (figuratively, “He Deceives”) Their work: James and his younger brother John were career fishermen working in their father’s business on the Sea of Galilee. …Their character: James was quiet and analytical; John was verbal […]