Jehoiada

Jehoiada, also known as Barachiah, was a high priest who led a revolt against Queen Athaliah and crowned Joash as king of Judah.

The name Jehoiada means “knowledge of the Lord”

MaleHigh PriestTribe of LeviDivided Monarchy eraOld & New Testaments3 books32 verses

Summary

A high priest living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2 Kings 11:4; referred to as Jehoiada (יְהוֹיָדָע) or Barachiah (Βαραχίας); husband of Jehosheba; father of Zechariah.

Glossary entries

Jehoiada Barachiah, Barachias Berekiah

Family members

Spouse

Jehosheba

Children

Zechariah

Alternative names

Mentions

Includes 6 verses that refer to Jehoiada without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

  1. 2 Kings 11:4יְהוֹיָדָע · Jehoiada
    Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, and the guards, and had them brought into the house of the LORD. There he made a covenant with them and put them under oath. He showed them the king’s son
  2. 2 Kings 11:5Referred to, not named
    …and commanded them, “This is what you are to do: A third of you who come on duty on the Sabbath shall guard the royal palace,
  3. 2 Kings 11:9יְהוֹיָדָע · Jehoiada
    So the commanders of hundreds did everything that Jehoiada the priest had ordered. Each of them took his men—those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty—and came to Jehoiada the priest.
  4. 2 Kings 11:15יְהוֹיָדָע · Jehoiada
    And Jehoiada the priest ordered the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.”
  5. 2 Kings 11:17יְהוֹיָדָע · Jehoiada
    Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people. He also made a covenant between the king and the people.
  6. 2 Kings 12:2יְהוֹיָדָע · Jehoiada
    And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days he was instructed by Jehoiada the priest.
  7. 2 Kings 12:7יְהוֹיָדָע · Jehoiada
    So King Joash called Jehoiada and the other priests and said, “Why have you not repaired the damage to the temple? Now, therefore, take no more money from your constituency, but hand it over for the repair of the temple.”
  8. 2 Kings 12:9יְהוֹיָדָע · Jehoiada
    Then Jehoiada the priest took a chest, bored a hole in its lid, and set it beside the altar on the right side as one enters the house of the LORD. There the priests who guarded the threshold put all the money brought into the house of the LORD.
  9. 2 Chronicles 22:11יְהוֹיָדָע · Jehoiada
    But Jehoshabeath daughter of King Jehoram took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered, and she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Because Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram and the wife of Jehoiada the priest, was Ahaziah’s sister, she hid Joash from Athaliah so that she could not kill him.
  10. 2 Chronicles 23:1יְהוֹיָדָע · Jehoiada
    Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada strengthened himself and made a covenant with the commanders of hundreds—with Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri.
  11. 2 Chronicles 23:3Referred to, not named
    …the whole assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. “Behold, the king’s son!” said Jehoiada. “He must reign, just as the LORD promised concerning the descendants of David.
  12. 2 Chronicles 23:8יְהוֹיָדָע · Jehoiada
    So the Levites and all Judah did everything that Jehoiada the priest had ordered. Each of them took his men—those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty—for Jehoiada the priest had not released any of the divisions.
  13. 2 Chronicles 23:9יְהוֹיָדָע · Jehoiada
    Then Jehoiada the priest gave to the commanders of hundreds the spears and the large and small shields of King David that were in the house of God.
  14. 2 Chronicles 23:10Referred to, not named
    He stationed all the troops, with their weapons in hand, surrounding the king by the altar and the temple, from the south side to the north side of the temple.
  15. 2 Chronicles 23:11יְהוֹיָדָע · Jehoiada
    Then Jehoiada and his sons brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, presented him with the Testimony, and proclaimed him king. They anointed him and shouted, “Long live the king!”
  16. 2 Chronicles 23:14יְהוֹיָדָע · Jehoiada
    And Jehoiada the priest sent out the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, saying, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.”
  17. 2 Chronicles 23:16יְהוֹיָדָע · Jehoiada
    Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people.
  18. 2 Chronicles 23:18יְהוֹיָדָע · Jehoiada
    Moreover, Jehoiada put the oversight of the house of the LORD into the hands of the Levitical priests, whom David had appointed over the house of the LORD, to offer burnt offerings to the LORD as written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and song, as ordained by David.
  19. 2 Chronicles 23:19Referred to, not named
    He stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the LORD, so that no one who was in any way unclean could enter.
  20. 2 Chronicles 23:20Referred to, not named
    And he took with him the commanders of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD and entered the royal palace through the Upper Gate. They seated King Joash on the royal throne,
  21. 2 Chronicles 24:2יְהוֹיָדָע · Jehoiada
    And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
  22. 2 Chronicles 24:3יְהוֹיָדָע · Jehoiada
    Jehoiada took for him two wives, and he had sons and daughters.
  23. 2 Chronicles 24:6יְהוֹיָדָע · Jehoiada
    So the king called Jehoiada the high priest and said, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring from Judah and Jerusalem the tax imposed by Moses the servant of the LORD and by the assembly of Israel for the Tent of the Testimony?”
  24. 2 Chronicles 24:12יְהוֹיָדָע · Jehoiada
    Then the king and Jehoiada would give the money to those who supervised the labor on the house of the LORD to hire stonecutters and carpenters to restore the house of the LORD, as well as workers in iron and bronze to repair the house of the LORD.
  25. 2 Chronicles 24:14יְהוֹיָדָע · Jehoiada
    When they were finished, they brought the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada, and with it were made articles for the house of the LORD—utensils for the service and for the burnt offerings, dishes, and other objects of gold and silver. Throughout the days of Jehoiada, burnt offerings were presented regularly in the house of the LORD.
  26. 2 Chronicles 24:15יְהוֹיָדָע · Jehoiada
    When Jehoiada was old and full of years, he died at the age of 130.
  27. 2 Chronicles 24:16Referred to, not named
    And Jehoiada was buried with the kings in the City of David, because he had done what was good in Israel for God and His temple.
  28. 2 Chronicles 24:17יְהוֹיָדָע · Jehoiada
    After the death of Jehoiada, however, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them.
  29. 2 Chronicles 24:20יְהוֹיָדָע · Jehoiada
    Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.’”
  30. 2 Chronicles 24:22יְהוֹיָדָע · Jehoiada
    Thus King Joash failed to remember the kindness that Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had extended to him. Instead, Joash killed Jehoiada’s son. As he lay dying, Zechariah said, “May the LORD see this and call you to account.”
  31. 2 Chronicles 24:25יְהוֹיָדָע · Jehoiada
    And when the Arameans had withdrawn, they left Joash severely wounded. His own servants conspired against him for shedding the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him on his bed. So he died and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
  32. Matthew 23:35Βαραχίας · Barachiah
    And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.