Jehozabad, son of Shimrith
The name Jehozabad means “the Lord's dowry; having a dowry.” Jehozabad is mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible, first in 2 Kings 12:21.
Family of Jehozabad
Father
Who was Jehozabad?
The son of Shomer, one of the two conspirators who put king Jehoash to death in Millo in Jerusalem (2 Kings 12:21).
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Jehozabad
- 2 Kings 12:21
For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.
- 2 Chronicles 24:26
And these are they that conspired against him; Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith a Moabitess.