Bible Person

Zabad

Meaning: dowry; endowed · Male · 2 cross references

This Zabad entry refers to one of the conspirators who assassinate Joash, not to the Judahite genealogical figure of the same name. He belongs to the grim court politics that end a king's reign in violence. First appears in 2 Kgs 12:21.1

AI summary: This Zabad matters because his cross references place him at the center of the conspiracy that brings Joash's rule to a bloody close. The record gives the plot a personal shape by preserving the conspirators' names and family background. Taken together, the material presents this Zabad as a named agent in the violent collapse of Joash's reign.1

Central Figure

Zabad

Meaning: dowry; endowed

The son of Shemath.