Ahaz

Ahaz

Ahaz (Hebrew: אָחָז, ʼĀḥāz, "has held"; Greek: Ἄχαζ, Ἀχάζ Akhaz; Latin: Achaz) an abbreviation of Jehoahaz II (of Judah), "Yahweh has held" (Hebrew: יְהוֹאָחָז, Modern: Yəhō’aḥaz, Tiberian: Yŏhō’āḥāz; Akkadian: 𒅀𒌑𒄩𒍣 Ya'úḫazi [ia-ú-ḫa-zi]) was the twelfth king of Judah, and the son and successor of Jotham. Ahaz was 20 when he became king of Judah and reigned for 16 years. Ahaz is portrayed as an evil king in the Second Book of Kings (2 Kings 16:2). In Edwin R. Thiele's opinion, Ahaz was co-regent with Jotham from 736/735 BC, and his sole reign began in 732/731 and ended in 716/715 BC. However, William F. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ahaz has received more than 649,866 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Ahaz is the 1,362nd most popular politician (down from 1,219th in 2019).

The most famous event in the reign of Ahaz was the invasion of Judah by Sennacherib, king of Assyria.