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Jehizkiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3169

יְחִזְקִיָּה

ye.chiz.qiy.yah — Jehizkiah

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.28.12; son of: Shallum (H7967N) § Hezekiah or Jehizkiah = "Jehovah has made strong" 1) son of king Ahazby Abi or Abijah and the 12th king of Judah; his reign was characterised by his godly conduct; reigned for 29 years 2) head of a family of returning exiles in the time of Nehemiah 3) an Ephraimite in the time of Ahaz

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7967

שַׁלּוּם

shal.lum — Shallum

A king of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.15.10; son of: Jabesh (H3003H) § Shallum = "retribution" 1) son of Jabesh, conspirator and slayer of king Zachariah of the northern kingdom of Israel ending the dynasty of Jehu; assumed the throne and became the 15th king of the northern kingdom; reigned for one month and was killed by Menahem 2) the 3rd son of king Josiah of Judah and subsequent king of Judah; reigned for 3 months before he was taken captive to Egypt where he was placed in chains and later died 2a) also 'Jehoahaz' 3) husband of Huldah the prophetess in the reign of king Josiah of Judah. Maybe the same as 4 4) uncle of Jeremiah the prophet. Maybe the same as 3 5) a Simeonite, son of Shaul and grandson of Simeon 6) a Judaite, son of Sisamai and father of Jekamiah in the family of Jerahmeel 7) an Ephraimite, father of Jehizkiah 8) a son of Naphtali 9) a Korahite Levite, chief of a family of gatekeepers for the east gate of the temple 9a) maybe same as 13 10) son of Halohesh and ruler of a district of Jerusalem; also repairer of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 11) a priest, of the family of Eleazar, son of Zadok and father of Hilkiah in the family line of Ezra 12) a Korahite Levite, son of Kore, father of Maaseiah, and in charge of the work of the service. Maybe same as 9 13) a Levite gatekeeper who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 14) a Levite and descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

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Historical dictionary entry

Jehovah strengthens, one of the chiefs of Ephraim (2 Chr. 28:12).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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