King of Judah Ahaz ben Jotham

King of Judah Ahaz ben Jotham

Male Abt 755 BC -

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  King of Judah Ahaz ben Jotham was born about 755 BC in Israel (son of King of Judah Jotham ben Azariah); died in Israel.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Notable Quote: 1 Chronicles
    • Religion: His government is considered by the Deuteronomistic historian as having been disastrous for the religious state of the country, and a large part of the reforming work of his son Hezekiah was aimed at undoing the evil that Ahaz had done
    • _MILT: Ahaz called in the aid of the Assyrians
    • _ORDI: 43rd great grandson of Adam and Eve

    Notes:

    Birth:
    (Jerusalem)

    Died:
    (Jerusalem)

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13th King of Judah Hezekiah ben Ahaz was born in 739 BC in Israel; died in 687 BC in Israel.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  King of Judah Jotham ben Azariah was born about 755 BC in Israel (son of King of Judah Azariah ben Amaziah); died in 732 BC in Israel.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Notable Quote: 1 Chronicles
    • _MILT: Jotham fought wars against Rezin, king of the Arameans, and Pekah, king of Israel. He also defeated the Ammonites, who paid him an immense annual tribute
    • _ORDI: 42nd great grandson of Adam and Eve

    Notes:

    Birth:
    (Jerusalem)

    Died:
    (Jerusalem)

    Children:
    1. 1. King of Judah Ahaz ben Jotham was born about 755 BC in Israel; died in Israel.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  King of Judah Azariah ben Amaziah was born about 808 BC in Israel (son of Amaziah ben Joash); died in Israel.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Notable Quote: 1 Chronicles
    • Name: Uzziah
    • Religion: Uzziah was struck with leprosy for disobeying God
    • _MILT: In Jerusalem he made machines designed by skillful men for use on the towers and on the corner defenses to shoot arrows and hurl large stones. Uzziah conquered the Philistines and the Arabians, and received tribute from the Ammonites
    • _ORDI: 41st great grandson of Adam and Eve

    Notes:

    Birth:
    (Jerusalem)

    Died:
    (Jerusalem)

    Children:
    1. 2. King of Judah Jotham ben Azariah was born about 755 BC in Israel; died in 732 BC in Israel.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Amaziah ben Joash was born in Israel (son of King of Judah Joash ben Ahaziah); died in 767 BC in Israel.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Notable Quote: 1 Chronicles
    • Religion: "He did what was right in the sight of the Lord, but not with a loyal heart"
    • _MILT: Amaziah employed a mercenary army of 100,000 Israelite soldiers, in his attempt to reconquer Edom, but he was commanded by an unnamed prophet to send back the mercenaries, followed by a decisive victory over the Edomites
    • _ORDI: 40th great grandson of Adam and Eve

    Notes:

    Birth:
    (Jerusalem)

    Died:
    (Jerusalem)

    Children:
    1. 4. King of Judah Azariah ben Amaziah was born about 808 BC in Israel; died in Israel.