Ahaz
(Hebrew: אָחָז, Modern Aẖaz Tiberian ʼĀḥāz ; "has held"; Greek:
Ἄχαζ Akhaz; Latin: Achaz; an abbreviation of Jehoahaz, "Yahweh
has held") was king of Judah, and the son and successor of
Jotham[1]. He is one of the kings mentioned in the genealogy
of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew.
Ahaz was twenty when he became king of Judah and reigned for
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a'-haz ('achaz, "he has grasped," 2 Ki 16; 2 Ch 28; Isa 7:10
ff; Achaz).
1. Name:
The name is the same as Jehoahaz; hence appears on Tiglath-
pileser's Assyrian inscription of 732 BC as Ia-u-ha-zi. The
sacred historians may have dropped the first part of the
name in consequence of the character of the king.
2. The Accession:
Ahaz was the son of ...
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1. King of Judah, son and successor of Jotham
2Ki 15:38; 16:1; 2Ch 27:9; 28:1
Idolatrous abominations of
2Ki 16:3,4; 2Ch 28:2-4,22-25
Kingdom of, invaded by the kings of Syria and Samaria
2Ki 16:5,6; 2Ch 28:5-8
Robs the temple to purchase aid from the king of Asia
2Ki 16:7-9,17,18; 2Ch 28:21
Visits Damascus, obtains a novel pattern of an al...
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(possessor), eleventh king of Judah, son of Jotham, reigned
741-726, about sixteen years. At the time of his accession,
Rezin king of Damascus and Pekah king of Israel had recently
formed a league against Judah, and they proceeded to lay
siege to Jerusalem. Upon this Isaiah hastened to give advice
and encouragement to Ahaz, and the allies fail...
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possessor. (1.) A grandson of Jonathan (1 Chr. 8:35; 9:42).
(2.) The son and successor of Jotham, king of Judah
(2 Kings
16; Isa. 7-9; 2 Chr. 28). He gave himself up to a
life of
wickedness and idolatry. Notwithstanding the
remonstrances and
warnings of Isaiah, Hosea, and Micah, he appealed
for help
against Rezin, king of Damascus, and Pek...
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Ahaz ("possessor".) Son of Jotham; ascended the throne of
Judah in his 20th year (2 Kings 16:2), a transcriber's error
for 25th year; as read in the Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic
(2 Chronicles 28:1); for otherwise Hezekiah his son would be
born when Ahaz was 11 years old. Rezin, king of Damascus,
and Pekah of Israel leagued against Judah, to ...
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And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the
great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening
meat offering, and the king's burnt sacrifice, and his meat
offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the
land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and
sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt...
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And Ahaz begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and
Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza,...
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So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglathpileser king of Assyria,
saying, I [am] thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me
out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of
the king of Israel, which rise up against me....
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