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Jehoahaz of Israel

late 9th century BCE · 9th century BCE

Jehoahaz was king of Israel in the late 9th century BCE, the son of Jehu. According to the Bible his reign saw heavy defeats by Hazael and Ben-Hadad of Aram-Damascus, which left him with only fifty horsemen, ten chariots and 10,000 foot soldiers. His son Jehoash began to recover the lost territory.

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