Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(strength of God). (1) Twelfth king of Judah, B. C. 726-698. Noted for abolition of idolatry and powerful resistance to neighboring nations (2 Kings 18-20; 2 Chron. 29-32). (2) Son of Neariah (1 Chron. 3:23). (3) [ATER.]
Concise Bible Dictionary:
1. Son of Neariah, of the royal house of Judah (1 Chron. 3:23).
2. Ancestor of Ater whose descendants returned from exile (Ezra 2:16; Neh. 7:21).
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
strengthened of Jehovah
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