Jehoiada
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Jehoiada
From Hebrew Yəhōyādhāʿ “Yahweh knows”
Example Sentences
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Only this young prince was preserved by Jehosheba, the sister of Ahaziah, and wife to Jehoiada, the high priest, being hid with her in the house of the Lord, all that time.
From The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation by Kerr, James
Then David said, "Call to me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada."
From The Children's Bible by Sherman, Henry A.
It was Jehosheba, and her husband, the high priest, was named Jehoiada, and the little king was Joash, or Jehoash.
From Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside by Higgins, Emily Mayer
In time Jehoiada stirred up a revolt against the Baal-worshipping queen of Judah.
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander
The officers did as Jehoiada the priest commanded.
From The Children's Bible by Sherman, Henry A.
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