1. The father of Benaiah, who was one of David's chief warriors
(2 Samuel 8:18; 20:23)
2. The high priest at the time of Athaliah's usurpation of the
throne of Judah. He married Jehosheba, or Jehoshabeath, the
daughter of king Jehoram
(2 Chronicles 22:11) and took an active part
along with his wife in the preservation and training of Jehoash
when Athaliah slew all the royal family of Judah. The plans he
adopted in replacing Jehoash on the throne of his ancestors are
described in
(2 Kings 11:2; 12:2; 2 Chronicles 22:11-24:2) He was among the
foremost of the benefactors of the kingdom, and at his death was
buried in the city of David among the kings of Judah
(2 Chronicles 24:15,16) He is said to have been one hundred and thirty
years old.
