GREEK · G881
Ἀχάζ
Achaz — Ahaz
Ἄχαζ (WH, Ἄχας), ὁ (Heb. אָחָז), Ahaz: Mat.1:9.† (AS)
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Ahaz
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H271
אָחָז
a.chaz — Ahaz
A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.15.38; son of: Jotham (H3147H); married to Abi (H0021); father of: Hezekiah (H2396) and Maaseiah (H4641J) Also named: Achaz (Ἀχάζ "Ahaz" G0881) § Ahaz = "he has grasped" 1) king of Judah, son Jotham, father of Hezekiah 2) a Benjamite, son of Micah, and great grandson of Jonathan
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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-pileser, the king of Assyria, to the great injury of his kingdom and his own humilating subjection to the Assyrians (2 Kings 16:7, 9; 15:29). He also introduced among his people many heathen and idolatrous customs (Isa. 8:19; 38:8; 2 Kings 23:12). He died at the age of thirty-five years, after reigning sixteen years (B.C. 740-724), and was succeeded by his son Hezekiah. Because of his wickedness he was “not brought into the sepulchre of the kings.”
Scripture references
1 Chronicles 8:351 Chronicles 9:422 Kings 16Isaiah 72 Chronicles 282 Kings 16:72 Kings 16:9Isaiah 8:19Isaiah 38:82 Kings 23:12Isaiah 7:0-0;2 Chronicles 28:271 Chronicles 8:36
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
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1 Chronicles 8:35
And the sons of Micah [were], Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.
1 Chronicles 9:42
And Ahaz begat Jarah; and Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza;
2 Kings 16:7
So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, saying, I [am] thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me.