Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. VII, 1951 Sacred Scripture

Joachaz (Sellum)

IOACHAZ (SELLUM)

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Also known as: Jehoahaz, Joahaz, Shallum, Yo'ahaz

JOACHAZ (SELLUM). - King of Judah (609 B.C.), son of Josiah (v.), also called Shallum (Jer. 22:11). He was raised to the throne, after his father's death, with popular support, although the rightful heir was his brother Eliakim, firstborn of Josiah.

But this did not please the powerful pharaoh Necho, who after the victory of Megiddo (609 B.C.) controlled the kingdom of Judah: whether because he did not sanction a succession that had occurred without his consent, or because the new king was hostile to Egyptian policy, or because Josiah's eldest son was scheming to obtain the throne, Necho, after barely three months of reign, deposed J. and sent him as a prisoner to Egypt, where he died (II Kings 23:31-34; Jer. 22:10-12): in his place he installed Eliakim, changing his name to Jehoiakim (v.).

Bibliography

BIBL.: G. Ricciotti, Storia d'Israele, I, Turin 1934, p. 477.

Gaetano Stano

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII (1951), col. 144.

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Stano, Gaetano. “Ioachaz (Sellum).” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, col. 144. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/ioachaz-sellum.

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Stano, Gaetano. “Ioachaz (Sellum).” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, col. 144. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/ioachaz-sellum.

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  author    = {Stano, Gaetano},
  title     = {Ioachaz (Sellum)},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VII},
  pages     = {144},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1951},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/ioachaz-sellum}
}

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