James Hastings Dictionary of the Bible: Jehosheba

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James Hastings Dictionary of the Bible: Jehosheba


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JEHOSHEBA (2Ki_11:2; Jehoshabeath in 2Ch_22:11).—Daughter of Jehoram of Judah. On the death of her half-brother Ahaziah, she was instrumental in preserving the Davidic stock, by concealing the infant Jehoash in a lumber-room of the palace (RVm [Note: Revised Version margin.] ). According to the Chronicler, she was wife of Jehoiada.