Bible Person

Jehoaddan

Meaning: pleasure · Female · 2 cross references

Jehoaddan is the wife of Joash and the mother of Amaziah, appearing through Judah's royal household notices. She belongs to the dynastic line through which the monarchy continues after a turbulent period. First appears in 2 Kgs 14:2.1

AI summary: Jehoaddan matters because the cross references place her at the maternal transition from Joash to Amaziah, helping root succession in an actual royal household rather than a bare political list. Even brief queen-mother notices enrich the family texture of Judah's monarchy. Taken together, the material presents Jehoaddan as a royal mother whose place supports the continuity of Judah's kingship.1

Central Figure

Jehoaddan

Meaning: pleasure

Jehovah his ornament, the wife of King Jehoash, and mother of King Amaziah (2 Kings 14:2).