'Jehoiada' definitions:
Definition of 'Jehoiada'
From: Easton
- Jehoiada Jehovah-known.
- The father of Benaiah, who was one of David's chief warriors (2 Sam. 8:18; 20:23).
- The high priest at the time of Athaliah's usurpation of the throne of Judah. He married Jehosheba, or Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram (2 Chr. 22:11), and took an active part along with his wife in the preservation and training of Jehoash when Athaliah slew all the royal family of Judah.
- The plans he adopted in replacing Jehoash on the throne of his ancestors are described in 2 Kings 11:2; 12:2; 2 Chr. 22:11; 23:24. He was among the foremost of the benefactors of the kingdom, and at his death was buried in the city of David among the kings of Judah (2 Chr. 24:15, 16). He is said to have been one hundred and thirty years old.
Definition of 'Jehoiada'
From: Hitchcock
- Jehoiada, knowledge of the Lord