How many times is Jehoiada mentioned in the Bible?
The word Jehoiada appears 52 times in the King James Version, in 49 verses. It is found in 7 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Jehoiada 51 times.
Jehoiada in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Jehoiada counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Jehoiada | 52 | 51 |
| Total | 52 | 51 |
What the name Jehoiada means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Jehoiada as "knowledge of the Lord".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-24.
Which books mention Jehoiada most
Jehoiada appears in 7 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 2 Chronicles has the most (20), then 1 Kings (12) and 2 Kings (8).
First and last mention of Jehoiada
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers.
The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the LORD, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks.
The verse that uses it most is 2 Kings 11:9, 2 times (tied with 2 Chronicles 23:8, 2 Chronicles 24:14):
And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.
Where the two translations differ
1 verse matches in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 0 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Nehemiah 3:6: counted in the KJV only
Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired the old gate. They laid its beams, and set up its doors, and its bolts, and its bars.
Common questions
How many times is Jehoiada in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 52 of the 52 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Jehoiada appears in 7 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 2 Chronicles has the most (20), then 1 Kings (12) and 2 Kings (8).
Where is Jehoiada first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is 2 Samuel 8:18: "And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers." The last is Jeremiah 29:26.
What does the name Jehoiada mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Jehoiada as "knowledge of the Lord".
More word counts: Amaziah, Jehoiakim, Obed, Ekron, Manoah, Paran, Achaia, Adullam, or all 635 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-24.