Ahaziah

American  

[ey-uh-zahy-uh, ey-ha-] / ˌeɪ əˈzaɪ ə, ˌeɪ hæ- /

noun

Bible.

1. a son of Ahab and his successor as king of Israel, reigned 853?–852? b.c.

2. a king of Judah, 846? b.c.

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Etymology

Origin of Ahaziah

From Hebrew Aḥazyāh, Aḥazyāhū “God grasps (the hand)”

Example Sentences

In Israel, too, there had been changes, Ahab having been succeeded by Ahaziah, who, after a reign of one year, was succeeded by Jehoram.

From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Pinches, Theophilus Goldridge

When Jehu struck down Joram, Ahaziah saw it and fled toward Beth-gannim.

From The Children's Bible by Sherman, Henry A.

Here we may discover the falsity of the statement; for if any punishment was to follow in sending for the prophet, ought not Ahaziah to have been the victim?

From A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion by Offen, Benjamin

The house of Ahaziah had not power to keep still the kingdom, 2 Chron. xxii.

From A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods by Shields, Alexander

Ahaziah, Joash, and Amaziah; see 2 K. 8, 25 and Chr.

From An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists by Greenleaf, Simon