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Easton's Bible Dictionary - Jehosheba

Jehosheba [N] [H] [S]

Jehovah-swearing, the daughter of Jehoram, the king of Israel. She is called Jehoshabeath in 2 Chronicles 22:11 . She was the only princess of the royal house who was married to a high priest, Jehoiada ( 2 Chronicles 22:11 ).

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M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.
[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
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[S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary
Bibliography Information

Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Jehosheba". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary - Jehosheba

Jehosheba [N] [E] [S]

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Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names. Public Domain. Copy freely.
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Hitchcock, Roswell D. "Entry for 'Jehosheba'". "An Interpreting Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names". . New York, N.Y., 1869.

Smith's Bible Dictionary - Jehosheba

Jehosheba [N] [E] [H]

(Jehovahs oath ), daughter of Joram king of Israel, and wife of jehoiada the high priest. ( 2 Kings 11:2 ) Her name in the Chronicles is given JEHOSHABEATH. (B.C. 882.) As she is called, ( 2 Kings 11:2 ) "the daughter of Joram , sister of Ahaziah," it has been conjectured that she was the daughter, not of Athaliah, but of Joram by another wife. She is the only recorded instance of the marriage of a princess of the royal house with a high priest.

[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names
Bibliography Information

Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Jehosheba'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jehosheba

JEHOSHEBA

je-hosh'-e-ba, je-ho-she'-ba (yehoshebha`, "Yahweh is an oath"):

Called "Jehoshabeath" in 2 Chronicles 22:11; daughter of Jehoram king of Judah, possibly by a wife other than Athaliah (2 Kings 11:2). According to 2 Chronicles 22:11, she was the wife of Jehoiada, the priest. She hid Jehoash, the young son of King Ahaziah, and so saved his life from Queen Athaliah.

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Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'JEHOSHEBA'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.