Jehoiada

Jehoiada

Jehoiada (Hebrew Yehoyada Hebrew: יהוידע) in the Hebrew Bible, was a prominent priest during the reigns of Ahaziah, Athaliah, and Joash. By his arranged (by King Ahaziah) marriage with the princess Jehosheba (alternately Jehoshabeath), he became the brother-in-law of King Ahaziah (2 Chron 22:11). King Ahaziah died shortly thereafter in battle at Megiddo and the throne was usurped by Queen Athaliah.

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