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Orville J. Nave

Nave’s Topical Bible

Public-domain topical Bible (1896) · 5,322 entries on site

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JEHOAHAZ

–1. Son of Jehu and king of Israel 2Ki 10:35 ; 13:1-9 –2. Son of Jehoram, king of Judah 2Ch 21:17 .See AHAZIAH –3. Also called SHALLUM .King of Judah and successor of Josiah 2Ki 23:30 , 31 ; 1Ch 3:15 ; 2Ch 36:1 ; Jer 22:11 .Wicked reign of 2Ki 23:32 .Pharaoh-necho, king of Egypt, invades the kingdom of, defeats him, and takes him away captive to Egypt 2Ki 23:33-35 ; 2Ch 36:3 , 4 .Prophecies concerning Jer 22:10 , 11 , 12

JEHOSHAPHAT

–1. David’s recorder 2Sa 8:16 ; 20:24 ; 1Ki 4:3 ; 1Ch 18:15 –2. One of Solomon’s commissariat officers 1Ki 4:17 –3. King of Judah .Succeeds Asa 1Ki 15:24 ; 22:41 ; 1Ch 3:10 ; 2Ch 17:1 ; Mt 1:8 .Strengthens himself against Israel 2Ch 17:2 .Inaugurates system of public instruction in the law 2Ch 17:7-9 .His wise reign 1Ki 22:43 ; 2Ch 17:7-9 ; 19:3-11 .His system of taxation 2Ch 17:11 .His military forces and armaments 2Ch 17:12-19 .Joins Ahab in an invasion of Ramoth-gilead 1Ki 22 ; 2Ch 18 .Rebuked by the prophet Jehu 2Ch 19:2 .The allied forces of the Amorites, Moabites, and other tribes invade his territory, and are defeated by 2Ch 20 .Builds ships for commerce with Tarshish, ships are destroyed 1Ki 22:48 , 49 ; 2Ch 20:35-37 .Joins Jehoram, king of Israel, in an invasion of the land of Moab, defeats the Moabites 2Ki 3 .Makes valuable gifts to the temple 2Ki 12:18 .Death of 1Ki 22:50 ; 2Ch 21:1 .Religious zeal of 1Ki 22:43 , 46 ; 2Ch 17:1-9 ; 19 ; 20:1-32 ; 22:9 .Prosperity of 1Ki 22:45 , 48 .Bequests of, to his children 1Ch 21:2 , 3 –4. Father of Jehu 2Ki 9:2 , 14 –5. A priest who assisted in bringing the ark of the covenant from Obed-edom 1Ch 15:24 –6. A valley .Called THE VALLEY OF DECISION Joe 3:2 , 12 , 14

JEHU

–1. The prophet wbo announced the wrath of Jehovah against Baasha, king of Israel 1Ki 16:1 , 7 , 12 ; 2Ch 19:2 ; 20:34 –2. Son of Nimshi, king of Israel 1Ki 19:16 ; 2Ki 9:1-14 .Religious zeal of, in killing idolaters 2Ki 9:14-37 ; 10:1-28 ; 2Ch 22:8 , 9 .His territory invaded by Hazael, king of Syria 2Ki 10:32 , 33 .Prophecies concerning 1Ki 19:17 ; 2Ki 10:30 ; 15:12 ; Ho 1:4 .Death of 2Ki 10:35 –3. Son of Obed 1Ch 2:38 –4. Son of Josibiah 1Ch 4:35 –5. A Benjamite 1Ch 12:3

JEHUBBAH

–An Asherite 1Ch 7:34

JEHUCAL

–Also called JUCAL –Son of Shelemiah Jer 37:3 ; 38:1 , 4

JEHUD

–A city of the tribe of Dan Jos 19:45

JEHUDI

–A Jew, an official at Jehoiakim’s court who read Jeremiah’s scroll to the king Jer 36:14 , 21 , 23

JEHUDIJAH

–Wife of Ezra 1 Ch 4:18

JEHUSH

–A Benjamite 1Ch 8:39

JEZEBEL

–Daughter of Ethbaal, a Zidonian, and wife of Ahab 1Ki 16:31 –Was an idolatress and persecuted the prophets of God 1Ki 18:4 , 13 , 19 ; 2Ki 3:2 , 13 ; 9:7 , 22 –Vowed to kill Elijah 1Ki 19:1-3 –Wickedly accomplishes the death of Naboth 1Ki 21:5-16 –Death of, foretold 1Ki 21:23 ; 2Ki 9:10 –Death of, at the hand of Jehu 2Ki 9:30-37 –FIGURATIVE Re 2:20

JEZREEL

–1. A city in the south of the territory of the tribe of Judah Jos 15:56 ; 1Sa 25:43 ; 27:3 ; 29:1 , 11 –2. A city of the tribe of Issachar Jos 19:18 ; 2Sa 2:9 .Ahab’s residence in 1Ki 18:45 , 46 ; 21:1 .Naboth’s vineyard in 1Ki 21:1 .Joram’s residence in 2Ki 8:29 .Jehu kills King Ahab, his wife, and friends at 2Ki 9:15-37 ; 10:11 .Prophecies concerning Ho 1:4 , 5 , 11 –3. A valley Jos 17:16 .Place of Gideon’s battle with the Midianites Jud 6:33 .Place of the defeat of the Israelites under Saul and Jonathan 1Sa 29:1 , 11 ; 31:1-6 ; 2Sa 4:4 –4. A descendant of Etam 1Ch 4:3 –5. Figurative of the northern kingdom of Israel Ho 1:4 , 5 , 11

JONADAB

–1. Nephew of David .His complicity with Amnon in his rape of Tamar 2Sa 13:3-5 .Comforts David upon the death of Amnon 2Sa 13:32-35 –2. Also called JEHONADAB .A Rechabite and companion of Jehu 2Ki 10:15-23 .His sons refuse to drink wine in obedience to his command Jer 35:5-10 , 16-19 .See RECHABITES

JORAM

–1. A son of Toi 2Sa 8:9 , 10 .Called HADORAM 1Ch 18:10 –2. Also called JEHORAM .King of Israel 2Ki 1:17 ; 3:1 .King of Syria sends Naaman to, so that Namaan may be healed of his leprosy 2Ki 5:1-27 .Has war with the king of Syria 2Ki 6:8-23 ; 7 ; 8:28 , 29 ; 2Ch 22:5 , 6 .Inquires for the particulars concerning Elisha’s miracles 2Ki 8:4 , 5 .Killed by Jehu 2Ki 9:14-26

JUCAL

–See JEHUCAL

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