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Dodavahu

Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.

The father of Eliezer the prophet (2 Chr 20:37).

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The Lexham Bible Dictionary

Dodavahu

Dodavahu (דֹּדָוָהוּ‎, dodawahu). The father of Eliezer the prophet (2 Chr 20:37).

The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Dodavahu (Person)

DODAVAHU (PERSON) [Heb dōdāwāhû (דֹּדָוָהוּ)]. Father of Eliezer, a prophet from Mareshah, a town in the Shephelah district of Judah (2 Chr 20:37). The LXX’s ōd (e)ia and dōdia probably reflect Heb* dōdı̂yāh. Dodavahu’s son upbraided Jehosaphat, king of Judah, for aligning himself with Ahaziah,

Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

Dodavahu, Dodavah

Dodavahu, Dodavah. Inhabitant of Mareshah and father of Eliezer the prophet. Eliezer spoke against King Jehoshaphat of Judah because of his alliance with King Ahaziah of Israel (2 Chr 20:37, kjv Dodavah).

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

Dodavahu

Dodavahu dō-də-văʹ [Heb. dôḏāwāhû] (2 Ch. 20:37); AV DODAVAH. Father of Eliezer of Mareshah, a prophet in the days of Jehoshaphat.

Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Dodavah, Dodavahu

DODAVAH*, DODAVAHU Inhabitant of Mareshah and father of Eliezer the prophet. Eliezer spoke against King Jehoshaphat of Judah because of his alliance with King Ahaziah of Israel (2 Chr 20:37, kjv “Dodavah”).

The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia

Dodavah

DODAVAH. A man (RSV. Dodavahu) from Mareshah in Judah. His son Eliezer prophesied to King Jehoshaphat that for joining the wicked king of Ahaziah of Israel in a maritime commercial venture, his fleet of ships would be wrecked (2 Chr 20:37).

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible

Dodavahu

Dodavahu (Heb. dōḏāwāhû)The father of the prophet Eliezer, from Mareshah in Judah (2 Chr. 20:37).

Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

Dodavahu

Dodavahu [dōˊdə vāˊhū] (Heb. dôḏāwāhû “beloved of Yahweh”). The father of the prophet Eliezer, from Mareshah in Judah (2 Chr. 20:37; KJV “Dodavah”).

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

Dodavah

Dod´avah (love of the Lord), a man of Maresha in Judah, father of Eliezer, who denounced Jehoshaphat’s alliance with Ahaziah. 2 Chron. 20:37.

The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary

Dodavahu

DOD´AVAHU (dodʹa-va-hū; “beloved of Jehovah”). A man of Mareshah, in Judah, and father of the Eliezer who predicted to Ahaziah the wreck of Jehoshaphat’s fleet (2 Chron. 20:37), 874 b.c.

Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Dodavah

DODAVAH [DOE duh vah] (beloved of the Lord) — the father of Eliezer of Mareshah (2 Chr. 20:37; Dodavahu, NRSV, NIV, NASB, REB). Eliezer prophesied the destruction of Jehoshaphat’s ships.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

DODAVAHU

DODAVAHU<do-dav’-a-hu> ([דּוֹדָוָהוּ‎, dodhawahu], “loved of God”; the King James Version Dodavah): Father of Eliezer of Mareshah, a prophet in the days of Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 20:37).