Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(oak). (1) Son and successor of Baasha on the throne of Israel, B. C. 928-27 (1 Kings 16:8-10). (2) Father of Hosea (2 Kings 15:30; 17:1). (3) A duke of Edom (Gen. 36:41). (4) Father of Solomon’s commissary (1 Kings 4:18). (5) Son of Caleb (1 Chron. 4:15). (6) A chief of Benjamin (1 Chron. 9:8). (7) The Valley in which David slew Goliath (1 Sam. 17:2-19).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
1. Duke of Edom (Gen. 36:41; 1 Chron. 1:52).
2. Father of Shimei, one of Solomon’s commissariat officers (1 Kings 4:18).
3. Son and successor of Baasha king of Israel. He reigned little more than a year, being killed while intoxicated, by Zimri (1 Kings 16:6-14).
4. Father of Hoshea the last king of Israel (2 Kings 15:30; 2 Kings 17:1; 2 Kings 18:1,9).
5. Son of Caleb the son of Jephunneh (1 Chron. 4:15).
6. Son of Uzzi and a chief of the tribe of Benjamin (1 Chron. 9:8).
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
a terebinth: an oak