People Flashcards
Adoniram
- In charged of forced labor under King Solomon and King Rehoboam
- The Israelites stoned him to death
King Shishak
- Was the King of Egypt that attacked Jerusalem in the fifth year of Rehoboam
- King Shishak carried off the treasures of the Temple and the royal palace, including the gold shields that Solomon had made
- After the Israelites abandoned God, they became subjects of King Shishak so that “they may learn the difference between serving [Him] and serving the kings of others lands.” (2 Chronicles 12:8)
King Abijah
- Son and successor of Rehoboam
- Failed in his attempt to reunite the Northern Kingdom of Israel with the Southern Kingdom of Judah
Zerah the Cushite
- Marched out against the Kingdom of Judah with an enormous army
- However, after King Asa turns to God in prayer, the Lord struck down the Cushites
- Then the Israelites were able to collect a large amount of plunder
Baasha
-Third King of Northern Israel who began to fortify Ramah but was defeated by the unexpected alliance of Asa with Ben-Hadad
Hanani
- Prophet who rebuked Asa for relying on the King of Aram and not on God as he had against the Cushites, when Baasha went up against Judah
- Asa became so enraged with Hanani that he threw the seer into prison
King Jehoshaphat
- Son and successor of Asa
- In the early years of his reign, he fortified the Kingdom of Judah, removed the high places, and destroyed the Asherah poles
- He then sinfully allied himself with Ahab by the marriage of his son Jehoram to Ahab and Jezebel’s daughter, Athaliah
- Jehoshaphat honored this alliance at the battle of Ramoth Gilead, where Ahab tries to disguise himself but is hit by a “random” arrow and dies
Jehu
- Anointed King of Israel and given the charge by God to destroy the House of Ahab
- He killed Ahab and had Jezebel killed by having her thrown down from the wall of Jezreel
- Dogs devoured Jezebel as was prophesied in 2 Kings 9
Micaiah Son of Imlah
-Faithful and fearless prophet who was slapped and thrown into prison after prophesying the truth that King Ahab would be defeated and killed in battle
Athaliah
- Daughter of Ahab and Jezebel and wife of King Jehoram
- Encouraged her son Ahaziah to do evil
- When Ahaziah was killed by Jehu’s troops, she proceeded to destroy the whole royal family of the house of Judah so that she could become the Queen of Judah
- She reigned for six years and then was put to death immediately following the crowning of Joash as king
Jehoiada
- High priest who together with his wife Jehosheba (daughter of King Jehoram and sister of King Ahaziah), preserved the life of the baby Joash by hiding him with them in the Temple of God, while Athaliah ruled Judah for six years
- He lived for 130 years
King Joash
- King of Judah at seven years of age thus becoming the youngest Hebrew King to reign
- Jehoiada hid Joash in the Temple of God when he was one year old
- He secretly lived there for six years while the evil Queen Athaliah ruled the land
- As king, he called the Israelites to repent and bring their contributions so that they can restore the Temple
- However, after the death of Jehoiada, Joash turned back to worshipping idols and his own officials conspired against him and killed him
Zechariah Son of Jehoiada
-When the Spirit came on him; he confronted Joash and the rest of the assembly about disobeying the Lord’s commands and subsequently was stoned to death in the courtyard of the Temple
King Uzziah
- (Also called Azariah)
- Became King of Judah at 16 years of age after the death of his father Amaziah
- Started his reign seeking God and doing what was right as Zechariah instructed him
- He had great success but “his pride led to his downfall” (2 Chronicles 26:16)
- God afflicted him with leprosy for trying to enter the temple and burn incense, which was the task only for the priest, the descendants of Aaron
King Jotham
- Son and successor of Uzziah
- Administered the affairs of Judah before becoming king
- His father was struck with leprosy and therefore was excluded from public life
- He ruled in the fear of God and his reign was very prosperous as he defeated the Ammonites who paid Judah 100 talents of silver for three years
- “Jotham grew powerful because he walked steadfastly before the Lord” (2 Chronicles 27:6)
King Ahaz
- Son and successor of Jotham
- He worshiped idols, introduced heathen and idolatrous customs, and even sacrificed his own sons in the fire
- God handed him over to the King of Aram to discipline him, but Ahaz became even more unfaithful to God in this time of trouble