Ji-hoi´uh-duh
1 The chief priest in the days of Athaliah and Joash of Judah (early eighth century BCE). After King Ahaziah died, his mother, Athaliah (Ahab’s daughter), took the throne. Jehoiada led a conspiracy to anoint Joash king, restoring the crown to the house of David (2Chr 23:1-7; 2Chr 23:20). Jehoiada’s fame may be remembered in (Jer 29:26). He was the father of Zechariah, who prophesied against Judah’s apostasy. 2 A chief priest (1Chr 12:27; 1Chr 27:5), the father of Benaiah, the chief of David’s elite mercenaries (2Sam 8:18) and the head of the army under Solomon (1Kgs 2:35). 3 A high priest in the time of Nehemiah (Neh 13:28).
