Zabad

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

Zabad (‘he hath given’ or ‘a gift’). Many names are derived from this root, both in OT and in Palmyrene and Nabatæan inscriptions. About 36 are reckoned in OT 23 in Chron., and nearly all in post-exilic books. In   Genesis 30:20 a it is the first explanation of ‘Zebulun.’ The fuller form is Zabdiel or Zebadiah (‘my gift is J″ [Note: Jahweh.] ’). 1.   1 Chronicles 2:36-37 , a descendant of Judah, perhaps the same as the Zabud of   1 Kings 4:6 .   1 Kings 4:2 .   1 Chronicles 7:21 , an Ephraimite; if the text is correct, this passage and 1 Indicate that there was some uncertainty as to the reckoning of the clan probably intended by the name. 3.   1 Chronicles 11:41 , one of David’s valiant men, perhaps = 1. 4.   2 Chronicles 24:26 , one of the murderers of Joash = Jozacar (  2 Kings 12:21 ); we should perhaps read Zacar here. 5 . 6 . 7 . Laymen who married ‘strange’ wives,   Ezra 10:27;   Ezra 10:33;   Ezra 10:43 (cf.   Esther 9:28  Esther 9:28 [ Sabathus ], 33 [ Sabanneus ], 35 [ Zabadeas ]).

C. W. Emmet.

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Contracted from Zebadijah, "Jehovah hath given him."

1. Son of Nathan, great grandson of Ahlai, Sheshun's daughter ( 1 Chronicles 2:31-37). See Smith's Dict. in proof that this genealogy ends in the time of Hezekiah. "Son" means great grandson "of Ahlai" ( 1 Chronicles 11:41). One of David's mighty men. Sheshan married an Egyptian husband, Jarha; of her as being the Israelite parent Zabad is called "the son," i.e. descendant, just as Joab, Abishai, and Asahel, are called from the mother's side sons of Zeruiah, who married a foreigner.

2. An Ephraimite ( 1 Chronicles 7:21).

3. A domestic palace servant of king Joash, one of the slayers of Joash; son of Shimeath an Ammonitess ( 2 Chronicles 24:26). Jozachar in  2 Kings 12:20-21; Zachar is the abbreviation, and Zabad is a transcriber's error for Zachar! One of a powerful conspiracy stirred up by Joash's unpopularity owing to his idolatries, oppression, and foreign disasters (2 Chronicles 24). Amaziah executed him, but not his children ( 2 Chronicles 25:3-4;  Deuteronomy 24:16).

4. Son of Zattu; put away his foreign wife ( Ezra 10:27).

5. Descendant of Hashum; did the same ( Ezra 10:33).

6. Son of Nebo; did the same ( Ezra 10:43).

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Za'bad. (Gift).

1. Son of Nathan, son of Attai, son of Ahlai, Sheshan's daughter,  1 Chronicles 2:31-37, and hence, called son of Ahlai.  1 Chronicles 11:41. (B.C. 1046). He was one of David's mighty men, but none of his deeds have been recorded. The chief interest connected with him is in his genealogy, which is of considerable importance, in a chronological point of view.

2. An Ephraimite, if the text of  1 Chronicles 7:21 is correct.

3. Son of Shimeath, an Ammonitess; an assassin who, with Jehozabad, slew King Joash, according to  2 Chronicles 24:26. (B.C. 840); but in  2 Kings 12:21, his name is written, probably more correctly, as Jozachar .

4. A layman of Israel, of the sons of Zattu, who put away his foreign wife at Ezra's command.  Ezra 10:27. (B.C. 458).

5. One of the descendants of Hashum who had married a foreign wife after the captivity.  Ezra 10:33. (B.C. 458).

6. One of the sons of Nebo, whose name is mentioned under the same circumstances as Zabad, 4 and Zabad, 5 .  Ezra 10:43.

Morrish Bible Dictionary

1. Son of Nathan, a descendant of Judah.  1 Chronicles 2:36,37 .

2. Son of Tahath, an Ephraimite.   1 Chronicles 7:21 .

3. Son of Ahlai and one of David's mighty men.  1 Chronicles 11:41 .

4. Son of Shimeath, an Ammonitess: he assisted in slaying Joash, king of Judah.  2 Chronicles 24:26 . He is called JOZACHAR in  2 Kings 12:21 .

5,6,7. Three who had married strange wives.  Ezra 10:27,33,43 .

Holman Bible Dictionary

 1 Chronicles 2:36-37 2 1 Chronicles 7:21 3 1 Chronicles 11:41 2 Samuel 23:24-39 4 2 Chronicles 24:26 2 Kings 12:21 5 Ezra 10:27 10:33 10:43

Easton's Bible Dictionary

 Ezra 10:43 .

Copyright Statement These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., DD Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.

Bibliography Information Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Zabad'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/z/zabad.html. 1897.

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

The name of four persons,  1 Chronicles 2:36   7:21   2 Chronicles 24:26   Ezra 10:27 .

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Zabad', זָבָד , Gift; Sept. Ζαβέδ v.r. Ζαβέτ or Ζαβάτ . etc.), the name of several Hebrews.

1. One of David's warriors, being son of Nathan and father of Ephlal, in the lineage of Sheshan's daughter Ahlai by the Egyptian slave Jarha ( 1 Chronicles 2:36-37;  1 Chronicles 11:41). B.C. 1046.

2. An Ephraimite, son of Tahath and father of Shuthelah 2 ( 1 Chronicles 7:21). B.C. post 1875. 3. The regicide, son of an Ammonitess named Shimeath, who, in conjunction with Jehozabad, the son of a Moabitess, slew king Joash, to whom they were both household officers, in his bed ( 2 Kings 12:21;  2 Chronicles 24:25-26)., In the first of these texts he is called JOZACHAR (See Jozachar) (q.v.).

The sacred historian does not appear to record the mongrel parentage of these men as suggesting a reason for their being more easily led to this act. but as indicating the sense which was entertained of the enormity of Joash's conduct that even they though servants to the king, and though only half Jews by birth, were led to conspire against him "for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest." It would seem that their murderous act was-not abhorred by the people; for Amaziah, the son of Joash did not venture to call them to account till he felt himself well established on the throne, when they were both put to death ( 2 Kings 14:5-6;  2 Chronicles 25:3-4). Joash had become unpopular from his idolatries ( 2 Chronicles 24:18), his oppression ( 2 Chronicles 25:22), and, above all, his calamities ( 2 Chronicles 25:23-25). The assassins were both put to death by Amaziah, but their children were spared in obedience to the law of Moses ( Deuteronomy 10:14;  Deuteronomy 10:16). The coincidence between the names Zechariah And Jozachar is remarkable.

4, 5, 6. Three Israelites, "sons" respectively of Zattu ( Ezra 10:27), Hashum ( Ezra 10:33), and Nebo ( Ezra 10:43), who divorced their Gentile wives, married after the return from Babylon. B.C.458.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

zā´bad ( זבד , zābhādh , perhaps a contraction for (1) zebhadhyāh , "Yahweh has given," i.e. Zebadiah; or (2) zabhdı̄'ēl , "El (God) is my gift" ( Hpn , 222 f); Ζαβέδ ( ρ Ο2 τπ ), Zabéd ( t ), with many variants):

(1) A J erahmeelite ( 1 Chronicles 2:36 ,  1 Chronicles 2:37 ), son of Nathan (see Nathan , IV.).

(2) An Ephraimite, son of Tahath ( 1 Chronicles 7:21 ).

(3) Son of Ahlai ( 1 Chronicles 11:41 ) and one of David's mighty men (the name is wanting in  2 Samuel 23:24-29 ).

(4) Son of Shimeath the Ammonitess ( 2 Chronicles 26 ); he was one of the murderers of King Joash of Judah; called "Jozacar" in  2 Kings 12:21 (Hebrew verse 22). Perhaps the name in Chronicles should be Zacar ( זכר , zākhār ),

(5) Name of three men who had married foreign wives: ( a ) son of Zattu (  Ezra 10:27 )= "Sabathus" of 1 Esdras 9:28; ( b ) son of Hashum ( Ezra 10:33 ) = "Sabanneus" of 1 Esdras 9:33; ( c ) son of Nebo ( Ezra 10:43 ) = "Zabadeas" of 1 Esdras 9:35.

Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature

Zabad, 1

Za´bad (God given), a person of the tribe of Judah, mentioned in , among the descendants of Sheshan, by the marriage of his daughter with an Egyptian servant [[[Jarha; Sheshan]]]

Zabad, 2

Zabad, a grandson of Ephraim, who, with others of the family, was killed during the lifetime of Ephraim, by the men of Gath, in an attempt which the Hebrews seem to have made to drive off their cattle () [See EPHRAIM].

Zabad, 3

Zabad, son of an Ammonitess named Shimeath, who, in conjunction with Jehozabad, the son of a Moabitess, slew King Joash, to whom they were both household officers, in his bed (; ). In the first of these texts he is called Jozachar. The sacred historian does not appear to record the mongrel parentage of these men as suggesting a reason for their being more easily led to this act, but as indicating the sense which was entertained of the enormity of Joash's conduct, that even they, though servants to the king, and though only half Jews by birth, were led to conspire against him 'for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest.' It would seem that their murderous act was not abhorred by the people; for Amaziah, the son of Joash, did not venture to call them to account till he felt himself well established on the throne, when they were both put to death (; ).

Zabad, 4

Zabad, one of the persons who, at the instance of Ezra, put away the foreign wives they had taken after the return from captivity ().