King James Bible

(whom the Lord sustains).

1. The son and successor of jehu, reigned 17 years, B.C. 856-840, over Isr'l in Samaria. His inglorious history is given in (2 Kings 13:1-9) Throughout his reign, ver. (2 Kings 13:22) he was kept in subjection by Haz'l king of Damascus. Jehoahaz maintained the idolatry of Jeroboam; but in the extremity of his humiliation he besought Jehovah, and Jehovah gave Isr'l a deliverer

   probably either Jehoash, vs. (2 Kings 13:23) and 2 Kings 13:25 Or Jeroboam II., (2 Kings 14:24,25)

2. Jehoahaz, otherwise called Shallum, son of Josiah, whom he succeeded as king of Judah. He was chosen by the people in preference to his elder (comp. (2 Kings 23:31) and 2 Kings 23:36) brother, B.C. 610, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. Pharaoh-necho sent to Jerusalem to depose him and to fetch him to Riblah. There he was cast into chains, and from thence he was taken into Egypt, where he died.
3. The name given, (2 Chronicles 21:17) to Ahaziah, the youngest son of Jehoram king of Judah.