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Athaliah
Athaliah . 1 The only queen to occupy the throne of Judah, daughter of Ahab of Israel, wife of Jehoram 2 of Judah, and mother of Ahaziah 2 of Judah, whom she succeeded. She had the males of the royal family murdered, but her stepdaughter Jehosheba hid away a baby son of Ahaziah. Some y... Read more
Jezebel
Jezebel , in the First Book of Kings, Phoenician princess who was the wife of King Ahab and the mother of Ahaziah, Jehoram, and Athaliah. She encouraged worship of Baal, including the worship of Asherah and persecuted the prophets of her day. Jezebel was the bitter foe of Elijah . Elijah's prophe... Read more
Jehu
Jehu . 1 King of Israel. He was anointed king by Elisha , who led the revolt against the house of Ahab. Jehu murdered King Jehoram of Israel and King Ahaziah of Judah and the rest of the house of Ahab. Jehu's rapid chariot driving has become proverbial. To receive protection from Assyria, Jeh... Read more
Azariah
Azariah , common name in ancient Israel, especially among the priests. The following occurrences of the name in the Bible do not necessarily all refer to different persons. 1 Chief officer under Solomon. 2 Chief officer under Solomon. 3 Father of Seraiah 2. 4 Prophet who stirred King A... Read more
Ahab
Ahab , d. c.853 BC, king of Israel (c.874-c.853 BC), son and successor of Omri 1. Ahab was one of the greatest kings of the northern kingdom. He consolidated the good foreign relations his father had fostered, and Israel was at peace during much of his reign. His marriage with Jezebel helped... Read more

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Ahaziah
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Ahaziah , in the Bible. 1 King of Israel, son of Ahab. He was a worthy successor of his father only in that he followed Ahab's religious...
Jehoahaz
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Josiah in battle against the Egyptians. Pharaoh Neco II removed Jehoahaz to Egypt and substituted Jehoiakim, his brother, in his place. He is also called Shallum. 3 Mentioned in Second Chronicles, where Ahaziah is meant. See Ahaziah 2.
Jehoram
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Ahab, king of Israel (c.852-841 BC), brother and successor of Ahaziah 1. He enlisted the support of Jehoshaphat of Judah to put down a revolt...followed her family in the worship of Baal. He was succeeded by his son Ahaziah 2.
Athaliah
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Ahab of Israel, wife of Jehoram 2 of Judah, and mother of Ahaziah 2 of Judah, whom she succeeded. She had the males of the...murdered, but her stepdaughter Jehosheba hid away a baby son of Ahaziah. Some years later, Jehosheba and her husband Jehoiada 1 effected...
Jehoash
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...war with Damascus, and he conquered Amaziah of Judah. He was succeeded by his son Jeroboam II. 2 King of Judah, son of Ahaziah 2. When his father was murdered and his grandmother Athaliah seized the power and massacred the royal family, Jehoash, a...
Jezebel
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Jezebel , in the First Book of Kings, Phoenician princess who was the wife of King Ahab and the mother of Ahaziah, Jehoram, and Athaliah. She encouraged worship of Baal, including the worship of Asherah and persecuted the prophets of her...
Jehu
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...was anointed king by Elisha , who led the revolt against the house of Ahab. Jehu murdered King Jehoram of Israel and King Ahaziah of Judah and the rest of the house of Ahab. Jehu's rapid chariot driving has become proverbial. To receive protection from...
Azariah
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...under Solomon. 3 Father of Seraiah 2. 4 Prophet who stirred King Asa to reform. 5 King of Judah: see Uzziah 1. 6 Same as Ahaziah 2. 7 High priest who withstood King Uzziah. 8 High priest under Hezekiah. 9, 10 Sons of King Jehoshaphat. 11, 12 Aides...
Ahab
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...important factor in the discontent that began to develop in Israel at this period. Ahab was succeeded by his sons, first Ahaziah, then Jehoram. The ruins of his palace have been excavated at Samaria . The Ahab of Jer. 29.21,22 is a different person...

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Joash
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible Joash 1. The son of Ahaziah of Judah who reigned for forty years from about 836 BCE. Under the watchful care of Jehoiada, the high priest, Joash renewed...

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BE CAREFUL WHICH KING YOU SERVE
Newspaper article from: Evansville Courier & Press; 1/24/2004; ; 628 words ; ...order, for the prophet Elijah. King Ahaziah wanted Elijah to come to him and tell...Now, here comes the scary part. King Ahaziah's captain is just following orders...was a conflict between captains, King Ahaziah's captain and the King of King's captain...
Queen mother syndrome.(Opinion & Editorial)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 10/17/2004; 700+ words ; ...murdering her own grandson upon the death of her son Ahaziah. The crime would have been perfect and the plan...except for the fact that Jehosheba, a sister of Ahaziah hid Joash, son of Ahaziah. All the royal princes, contemporaries of Joash...
The Ironic Death of Josiah in 2 Chronicles
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 7/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...death is linked also with the deaths of Ahaziah and Amaziah in 2 Chronicles 22 and 25...an aggressive move. Moreover, as with Ahaziah in 2 Chronicles 22, we are told the reason...ordained. When we combine the deaths of Ahaziah in 2 Chronicles 22 and Amaziah in 2 Chronicles...
New Bible taps spirit of soaps
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 12/20/1995; ; 559 words ; ...Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah: 'There is treachery, O Ahaziah.' "And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength...worship idols and to practice witchcraft.' " 'Ahaziah, let's get out of here!' Joram yelled...
THE LAST BATTLE OF HADADEZER
Magazine article from: Journal of Biblical Literature; 7/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...kingship and his subsequent campaign against Jehoram of Israel and Ahaziah of "the House of David," that is, Judah. Biblical scholars...commissioned by the prophet Elisha, executed Jehoram and Ahaziah in the vicinity of Jezreel and Iblearn. In contrast, the...
Bible In a Year
Newspaper article from: Call & Post; 4/30/2008; ; 630 words ; ...Elisha Succeeds Elijah Eventually Ahab was killed in battle, and was succeeded in turn by his sons Ahaziah and Jehoram. During the reign of Ahaziah, Elijah was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire. Elisha proved himself a worthy successor by...
Long live the House of David!
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 11/7/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...including "Joram, son of Ahab, king of [northern] Israel and Ahaziah, son of Jehoram, of the House of David," king of Judah...Queen Mother Athaliah seized power after the death of her son Ahaziah (the one mentioned in the inscription) in 842 BCE and held...
The Tel Dan Inscription: A Reappraisal and a New Interpretation.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Currents in Theology and Mission; 2/1/2005; 602 words ; ...Hazael of Damascus as the author of the inscription, in which he seems to claim credit for killing Jehoram king of Israel and Ahaziah of Judah. It is dated ca. 840 B.C.E. A. takes issue with all of these positions and arranges the three pieces of the...
Review of Steven Schweitzer, Reading Utopia in Chronicles.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Bible and Critical Theory; 6/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...the two are inseparable) play off against one another. For example, while David and Solomon are utopian kings, Jehoram, Ahaziah and Athaliah all come through as dystopian rulers. Even more, Jehoshaphat moves from utopia to dystopia while Hezekiah shifts...
David King of Israel Alive and Enduring?
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 10/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...1995) 1-18: the author of the stele was Hazael, and the inscription refers to the victory of Hazael against Jehoram and Ahaziah. Linguistic issues in the inscription are also addressed, at significant length. Lipschitz discusses the meaning of...