AHAZ
possessor. (1.) A grandson of Jonathan (1-Chr 8:35;9:42). (2.) The son and successor of Jotham, king of Judah (2 Kings 16; Isa. 7-9; 2 Chr. 28). He gave himself up to a life of wickedness and idolatry. Notwithstanding the remonstrances and warnings of Isaiah, Hosea, and Micah, he appealed for help against Rezin, king of Damascus, and Pekah, king of Israel, who threatened Jerusalem, to Tiglath-pi......
AHAZIAH
held by Jehovah. (1.) The son and successor of Ahab. He followed the counsels of his mother Jezebel, and imitated in wickedness the ways of his father. In his reign the Moabites revolted from under his authority (2-Kings 3:5). He united with Jehoshaphat in an attempt to revive maritime trade by the Red Sea, which proved a failure (2-Chr 20:35). His messengers, sent to consult the god of Ekron rega......
JAHAZ
trodden down (called also Jahaza, Josh. 13:18; Jahazah,21:36; Jahzah, 1-Chr 6:78), a town where Sihon was defeated, in the borders of Moab and in the land of the Ammonites beyond Jordan, and north of the river Arnon (Num. 21:23; Deut. 2:32). It was situated in the tribe of Reuben, and was assigned to the Merarite Levites (Josh. 13:18;21:36). Here was fought the decisive battle in which Sihon (q.v.......
JAHAZIEL
beheld by God. (1.) The third son of Hebron (1-Chr 23:19). (2.) A Benjamite chief who joined David at Ziklag (1-Chr 12:4). (3.) A priest who accompanied the removal of the ark to Jerusalem (1-Chr 16:6). (4.) The son of Zechariah, a Levite of the family of Asaph (2-Chr 20:14). He encouraged Jehoshaphat against the Moabites and Ammonites. ......
JEHOAHAZ
Jehovah his sustainer, or he whom Jehovah holdeth. (1.) The youngest son of Jehoram, king of Judah (2-Chr 21:17;22:1, 22: 6, 8, 9); usually Ahaziah (q.v.). (2.) The son and successor of Jehu, king of Israel (2-Kings 10:35). He reigned seventeen years, and followed the evil ways of the house of Jeroboam. The Syrians, under Hazael and Benhadad, prevailed over him, but were at length driven out of ......
JOAHAZ
(2-Chr 34:8), a contracted form of Jehoahaz (q.v.). ......
MAHAZIOTH
visions, a Kohathite Levite, chief of the twenty-third course of musicians (1-Chr 25:4, 1-Chr 25: 30). ......