אָחָזʼÂchâz

Meanings

Same root

• אָחַזʼâchaz · H270to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
• ἈχάζAcház · G881Achaz, an Israelite

Where it appears

Appears 41 times in the Bible.

• 2 Kings 15:38 When Jotham died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. And his son Ahaz became the next king.
• 2 Kings 16:1 Ahaz son of Jotham began to rule over Judah in the seventeenth year of King Pekah’s reign in Israel.
• 2 Kings 16:2 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. He did not do what was pleasing in the sight of the Lord his God, as his ancestor David had done.
• 2 Kings 16:5 Then King Rezin of Aram and King Pekah of Israel came up to attack Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz but could not conquer him.
• 2 Kings 16:7 King Ahaz sent messengers to King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria with this message: “I am your servant and your vassal. Come up and rescue me from the attacking armies of Aram and Israel.”
• 2 Kings 16:8 Then Ahaz took the silver and gold from the Temple of the Lord and the palace treasury and sent it as a payment to the Assyrian king.