Jehoiada

2 definitions found

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Jehoiada
     Jehovah-known. (1.) The father of Benaiah, who was one of
     David's chief warriors (2 Sam. 8:18; 20:23).
     
       (2.) 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.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Jehoiada, knowledge of the Lord