Jehosheba

Jehosheba, also known as Jehoshabeath, was the daughter of King Jehoram and the wife of Jehoiada the priest; she saved the infant Joash from Athaliah's massacre of the royal family.

The name Jehosheba means “fullness, or oath, of the Lord”

FemaleTribe of JudahDivided Monarchy eraOld Testament2 books2 verses

Summary

A woman from the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2 Kings 11:2; referred to as Jehosheba (יְהוֹשֶׁבַע) or Jehoshabeath (יְהוֹשַׁבְעַת); daughter of Jehoram and Athaliah; a sister of Ahaziah; wife of Jehoiada; mother of Zechariah.

Glossary entries

Jehosheba Jehoshabeath

Family members

Father: Jehoram
Mother: Athaliah
Spouse: Jehoiada
Siblings: Ahaziah
Children: Zechariah

Alternative names

יְהוֹשֶׁבַעJehosheba
יְהוֹשַׁבְעַתJehoshabeath

Mentions

2 Kings 11:2יְהוֹשֶׁבַע · Jehosheba
But Jehosheba daughter of King Joram, the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah, and he was not killed.
2 Chronicles 22:11יְהוֹשַׁבְעַת · Jehoshabeath
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.