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

When Joram had ruled twelve years over Israel, Ahaziah the son of Jehoram began to rule over Judah.

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

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

Some old words recur to him: "There is treachery, O Ahaziah!"

From April's Lady A Novel by Hungerford, Margaret Wolfe

After a reign of two years Ahaziah was succeeded by Joram.

From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander

But Ahaziah was not killed at Jezreel: compare 2 Kings ix.

From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 by Hengstenberg, Ernst Wilhelm