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Abijam (1 Kings)
Son of Rehoboam and Maacah; king of Judah ca. 913–911 BC. Reigned three years; warred with Jeroboam. Distinct from Abijah son of Samuel and other figures.
Father of Maaseiah, one of Jehoiada's captains (2 Chronicles 23:1). Distinct from other Adaiahs.
Son of Jotham; king of Judah ca. 735–715 BC. Sacrificed his sons in the fire; burned incense at the high places. Submitted to Tiglath-pileser III of Assyria for protection from the Syro-Ephraimite alliance. Recipient of Isaiah's Immanuel prophecy (Isaiah 7).
Son of Jehoram of Judah and Athaliah; reigned one year (841 BC). Walked in the way of the house of Ahab. Killed by Jehu while visiting his wounded uncle Joram of Israel. Distinct from Ahaziah of Israel.
Captain of 200,000 mighty men under Jehoshaphat who willingly offered himself to the LORD (2 Chronicles 17:16).
Son of Joash; king of Judah ca. 796–767 BC. Defeated Edom but adopted their gods. Defeated by Joash of Israel. Killed in a conspiracy at Lachish. Reigned twenty-nine years.
Son of Manasseh; king of Judah ca. 642–640 BC. Continued his father's idolatry without his repentance; assassinated in his palace after two years.
Shepherd and dresser of sycamore figs from Tekoa in Judah; prophesied to the northern kingdom under Jeroboam II ca. 760 BC. Denounced Israel's social injustice and false security. Confronted by Amaziah priest of Bethel.
Son of Abijah; king of Judah ca. 911–870 BC. Reformer who removed idols and the male cult prostitutes; relied on foreign alliance with Aram in his later years and was rebuked by the seer Hanani. Reigned forty-one years.
Son of Rehoboam by Maacah daughter of Absalom (2 Chronicles 11:20). Distinct from Attai son of Jarha and Attai the Gadite warrior.
Son of Jehoshaphat, killed by his brother Jehoram (2 Chronicles 21:2,4).
Captain of hundreds enlisted by Jehoiada the priest in the coup against Athaliah (2 Chronicles 23:1).
Captain of hundreds in Jehoiada's coup against Athaliah (2 Chronicles 23:1).
Son of Jehoshaphat, killed by his brother Jehoram (2 Chronicles 21:2,4). Variant spelling of Azariah, but listed separately in MT alongside his brother Azariah.
Prince of Judah sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the law throughout Judah (2 Chronicles 17:7).
Captain of hundreds in Jehoiada's coup against Athaliah (2 Chronicles 23:1).
Son of Ahaz; king of Judah ca. 715–686 BC. One of Judah's three best kings (with David and Josiah). Removed the high places; trusted Yahweh against Sennacherib of Assyria, who lost 185,000 in one night. Granted fifteen extra years of life after a fatal illness. Reigned twenty-nine years.
Son of Amoz; prophet of Judah ca. 740–680 BC during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. Vision of Yahweh in the temple in the year King Uzziah died. Author of the book bearing his name. Tradition says he was sawn in two under Manasseh (cf. Hebrews 11:37). Greatest of the writing prophets; saturated with messianic promise.
Captain of hundreds in Jehoiada's coup against Athaliah (2 Chronicles 23:1). Distinct from Ishmael son of Nethaniah.
Son of Jehoshaphat, killed by his brother Jehoram (2 Chronicles 21:2,4).
Shallum
Son of Josiah; reigned three months in 609 BC before Pharaoh Necho deposed him and took him to Egypt where he died. Distinct from Jehoahaz of Israel.
Captain of 280,000 men under Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 17:15). Distinct from Jehohanan the Korahite, Jehohanan father of Ishmael, and Jehohanan the high priest.
Father of Ishmael, one of Jehoiada's captains (2 Chronicles 23:1).
Eliakim
Son of Josiah; king of Judah 609–598 BC, installed by Pharaoh Necho. Burned Jeremiah's scroll. Killed Uriah the prophet. Vassal of Babylon, then rebelled. Died as Nebuchadnezzar arrived; his body 'cast forth beyond the gates' (Jer 22:19). Some traditions count him in Matt 1's omission.
Joram
Son of Jehoshaphat; king of Judah ca. 848–841 BC. Married Athaliah daughter of Ahab; killed his six brothers; walked in the way of the kings of Israel. Died of a horrible bowel disease as Elijah had foretold. Reigned eight years. Distinct from his contemporary Joram of Israel.
Son of Asa; king of Judah ca. 870–848 BC. Walked in the ways of David; sent Levites to teach the law throughout Judah. Allied unwisely with Ahab of Israel; rebuked by Jehu son of Hanani. Defeated Moab and Ammon by song and faith. Reigned twenty-five years.
Jehoshabeath
Daughter of King Jehoram of Judah; sister of Ahaziah; wife of Jehoiada the priest; rescued the infant Joash from Athaliah's massacre and hid him in the temple six years.
Father of Azariah, one of Jehoiada's captains (2 Chronicles 23:1). Distinct from many other Jerohams.
Son of Rehoboam by Mahalath (2 Chronicles 11:19). Distinct from Jeush son of Esau and Jeush of Bilhan.
Recorder during Josiah's temple repairs (2 Chronicles 34:8). Distinct from Joah son of Asaph the recorder under Hezekiah.
Father of Joah the recorder during Josiah's reign (2 Chronicles 34:8). Distinct from Jehoahaz king of Israel and Jehoahaz son of Josiah.
Jehoash
Son of Ahaziah; rescued as an infant by his aunt Jehosheba and hidden six years in the temple by the priest Jehoiada. Crowned at seven; reigned forty years (835–796 BC). Restored the temple. After Jehoiada's death, fell into apostasy and ordered the murder of Zechariah son of Jehoiada. Killed in a conspiracy. Distinct from Jehoash of Israel.
Son of Amon; king of Judah ca. 640–609 BC. Began reforms at sixteen; the Book of the Law was rediscovered in the temple in his eighteenth year, prompting national repentance. Killed at Megiddo trying to halt Pharaoh Necho. Reigned thirty-one years.
Son of Uzziah; king of Judah ca. 750–732 BC (co-regent for many years during Uzziah's leprosy). Built the upper gate of the temple; subdued the Ammonites; did right in the eyes of Yahweh.
Governor of Jerusalem during Josiah's temple repairs (2 Chronicles 34:8). Distinct from many other Maaseiahs.
Captain of hundreds in Jehoiada's coup against Athaliah (2 Chronicles 23:1).
Son of Hezekiah; king of Judah ca. 697–642 BC. Most evil king of Judah; rebuilt high places, set an Asherah pole in the temple, sacrificed his sons. Captured by the Assyrians, repented in exile, and was restored. Reigned fifty-five years, longest of any Judahite king. Distinct from Manasseh son of Joseph.
Of Moresheth in Judah; contemporary of Isaiah ca. 740–700 BC. Foretold Jerusalem's destruction (cited in Jer 26:18 to save Jeremiah's life) and the birth of the Messiah at Bethlehem (Micah 5:2). Distinct from many other Micahs.
Prince of Judah teaching under Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 17:7). Distinct from Micaiah son of Imlah the prophet.
Son of Jehoshaphat, killed by his brother Jehoram (2 Chronicles 21:2,4).
Prince of Judah teaching under Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 17:7). Distinct from Nethanel son of Zuar and Nethanel son of Jesse.
One of five princes Jehoshaphat sent to teach the law in Judah (2 Chronicles 17:7). Distinct from Obadiah the prophet, Obadiah of Ahab, and other Obadiahs.
Father of Azariah, one of Jehoiada's captains (2 Chronicles 23:1). Distinct from Obed son of Boaz, Obed of Jerahmeel, and Obed of Ephlal.
Son of Solomon and Naamah; king of Judah ca. 931–913 BC. Rejected the elders' counsel to lighten the tax burden, prompting the secession of the ten northern tribes under Jeroboam. Reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem.
Daughter of Rehoboam by Maacah daughter of Absalom (2 Chronicles 11:20). Distinct from Shelomith daughter of Zerubbabel and Shelomith son of Josiphiah.
Son of Rehoboam by Mahalath (2 Chronicles 11:19).
Son of Jehoshaphat, killed by his brother Jehoram (2 Chronicles 21:2,4).
Azariah
Son of Amaziah; king of Judah ca. 792–740 BC (long co-regency with father). One of Judah's most successful kings: defeated Philistines, Arabs, and Ammonites; rebuilt cities; strengthened the army. Struck with leprosy after presuming to burn incense in the temple; co-regent with his son Jotham thereafter. Year of his death is the year of Isaiah's vision (Isaiah 6).
Son of Rehoboam by Mahalath (2 Chronicles 11:19).
Prince of Judah teaching under Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 17:7). Distinct from Zechariah son of Jehoiada, Zechariah son of Berechiah, and the prophet.
Son of Jehoshaphat, killed by his brother Jehoram (2 Chronicles 21:2,4).
Great-great-grandson of Hezekiah; prophesied under Josiah ca. 640–620 BC. Theme: the day of Yahweh.
Father of Amasiah, captain who willingly offered himself to the LORD under Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 17:16).
Father of Elishaphat, one of Jehoiada's captains (2 Chronicles 23:1). Distinct from other Zichris.
Son of Rehoboam by Maacah daughter of Absalom (2 Chronicles 11:20). Distinct from Ziza the Simeonite chief.
Curation status: Primeval (Genesis 1–11), patriarchs (Genesis 12–50), Exodus/Numbers, Joshua/Judges/Ruth, the united and divided monarchies (Saul, David, all kings of Judah and Israel), the writing prophets, post-exilic figures (Zerubbabel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther), the Holy Family, John the Baptist, the Twelve, and the early apostolic generation are all in. 2,781figures curated so far. The remaining named biblical figures (priestly genealogies in 1 Chronicles, the post-exile lists in Ezra/Nehemiah, the obscure persons in Acts and the epistles) are pending. Every claim is rigorously sourced; gaps mean “not yet curated”, not “not in scripture”.