People of the Bible

Jehoiada

also called Barachias

Family

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

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 M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.

Named in 26 verses

2 Kings: 11:4, 11:9, 11:15, 11:17, 12:2, 12:7, 12:9
2 Chronicles: 22:11, 23:1, 23:8, 23:9, 23:11, 23:14, 23:16, 23:18, 24:2, 24:3, 24:6, 24:12, 24:14, 24:15, 24:17, 24:20, 24:22, 24:25
Matthew: 23:35

The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.