Jehoahaz of Israel

Jehoahaz
King of Israel (Northern Kingdom)
Reignc. 814 – c. 798 BC
PredecessorJehu
SuccessorJehoash
FatherJehu

Jehoahaz II of Israel (Hebrew: יְהוֹאָחָז Yəhō’āḥāz, meaning "Yahweh has held"; Latin: Joachaz) was the eleventh king of Israel and the son of Jehu (2 Kings 10:35; 13:1). He reigned for seventeen years.