The meaning of “יְהוֹיָדָע”
Understanding Yᵉhôwyâdâʻ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Jehoiada. Compare יוֹיָדָע. - § Jehoiada = "Jehovah knows" - Jehojada, the name of three Israelites 1) father of Benaiah...
יְהוֹיָדָע
Jehoiada. Compare יוֹיָדָע. - § Jehoiada = "Jehovah knows" - Jehojada, the name of three Israelites 1) father of Benaiah, David's mighty warrior 2) leader of the priests who joined David at Hebron 3) high priest at the time of Athaliah's usurpation of the throne of Judah; hid Joash, the king's son, for six years and eventually replaced him on the throne of Judah 4) second priest, or sagan, to Seraiah the high priest
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Samuel 23:20 | “And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:” Word: יְהוֹיָדָע (Yᵉhôwyâdâʻ) | |
| 1 Kings 2:25 | “And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died.” Word: יְהוֹיָדָע (Yᵉhôwyâdâʻ) | |
| 2 Kings 11:17 | “And Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king and the people, that they should be the Lord’s people; between the king also and the people.” Word: יְהוֹיָדָע (Yᵉhôwyâdâʻ) | |
| 1 Chronicles 18:17 | “And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king. ” Word: יְהוֹיָדָע (Yᵉhôwyâdâʻ) | |
| 2 Chronicles 24:3 | “And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters.” Word: יְהוֹיָדָע (Yᵉhôwyâdâʻ) |