Jehozabad

1. Shomer’s son, who was a servant of King Joash and later, with another assailant, murdered the king at Millo (2 Kgs 12:21). In a parallel passage, Jehozabad is called the son of Shimrith the Moabitess (2 Chr 24:26). King Amaziah, Joash’s son, eventually executed Jehozabad for the murder (25:3).

2. Obed-edom’s second son and a member of a Levitical Korahite family appointed by King David to be gatekeepers in the temple (1 Chr 26:4).

3. Benjamite military commander who served under King Jehoshaphat of Judah and commanded 180,000 men in his army (2 Chr 17:18).

People and places

Jehozabad: Son of Shomer, killed King Joash of Judah Jehozabad: Son of Obed-edom, a gatekeeper for the ark Jehozabad: Commander of 180,000 warriors under Jehoshaphat