Joah
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Named at 2 Kings 18:18 as the son of Asaph, the recorder. At 18:17–18 Tartan, Rabsaris, and Rabshakeh, sent by the king of Assyria, come to Jerusalem, and when they had called to the king, “Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebnah the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder came out to them.” At 18:26 Eliakim, Shebnah, and Joah ask Rabshakeh to speak in the Syrian language, and 18:37 says, “Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, came with Shebna the scribe and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him Rabshakeh’s words.”
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- 2KI 18:17–18, engwebp
17The king of Assyria sent Tartan, Rabsaris, and Rabshakeh from Lachish to King Hezekiah with a great army to Jerusalem. They went up and came to Jerusalem. When they had come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller’s field.
18When they had called to the king, Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebnah the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder came out to them.
- 2KI 18:26–27, engwebp
26Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, Shebnah, and Joah, said to Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in the Syrian language, for we understand it. Don’t speak with us in the Jews’ language, in the hearing of the people who are on the wall.”
27But Rabshakeh said to them, “Has my master sent me to your master and to you, to speak these words? Hasn’t he sent me to the men who sit on the wall, to eat their own dung, and to drink their own urine with you?”
- 2KI 18:36–37, engwebp
36But the people stayed quiet, and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, “Don’t answer him.”
37Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, came with Shebna the scribe and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him Rabshakeh’s words.
- ISA 36:1–3, engwebp
1Now in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked all of the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.
2The king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem to King Hezekiah with a large army. He stood by the aqueduct from the upper pool in the fuller’s field highway.
3Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph the recorder came out to him.
- ISA 36:11–12, engwebp
11Then Eliakim, Shebna and Joah said to Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, for we understand it. Don’t speak to us in the Jews’ language in the hearing of the people who are on the wall.”
12But Rabshakeh said, “Has my master sent me only to your master and to you, to speak these words, and not to the men who sit on the wall, who will eat their own dung and drink their own urine with you?”
- ISA 36:21–22, engwebp
21But they remained silent, and said nothing in reply, for the king’s commandment was, “Don’t answer him.”
22Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
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Unresolved interpretation: Joah the recorder with Asaph or Joahaz as father
- 2 Kings 18:18 calls Joah the recorder in Hezekiah’s time the son of Asaph.
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- 2KI 18:17–18, engwebp
17The king of Assyria sent Tartan, Rabsaris, and Rabshakeh from Lachish to King Hezekiah with a great army to Jerusalem. They went up and came to Jerusalem. When they had come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller’s field.
18When they had called to the king, Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebnah the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder came out to them.
- 2KI 18:17–18, engwebp
- 2 Chronicles 34:8 calls Joah the recorder sent by Josiah the son of Joahaz.
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- 2CH 34:8–13, engwebp
8Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder to repair the house of the LORD his God.
9They came to Hilkiah the high priest and delivered the money that was brought into God’s house, which the Levites, the keepers of the threshold, had gathered from the hands of Manasseh, Ephraim, of all the remnant of Israel, of all Judah and Benjamin, and of the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
10They delivered it into the hands of the workmen who had the oversight of the LORD’s house; and the workmen who labored in the LORD’s house gave it to mend and repair the house.
11They gave it to the carpenters and to the builders to buy cut stone and timber for couplings, and to make beams for the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.
12The men did the work faithfully. Their overseers were Jahath and Obadiah the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to give direction; and others of the Levites, who were all skillful with musical instruments.
13Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and directed all who did the work in every kind of service. Of the Levites, there were scribes, officials, and gatekeepers.
- 2CH 34:8–13, engwebp
The recorders share a name but belong to different reigns and have different fathers; they remain separate without an identity claim.
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Asaph (father of Joah) — Father of — Joah
Evidence: 2 Kings 18:17–18, 2 Kings 18:36–37, Isaiah 36:1–3, Isaiah 36:21–22
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Took part in (6) — Tartan, Rabsaris, and Rabshakeh come up to Jerusalem with a great army, Eliakim, Shebnah, and Joah ask for the Syrian language, and Rabshakeh answers, Eliakim comes with Shebna and Joah to Hezekiah with their clothes torn and tells him Rabshakeh’s words, Sennacherib captures the fortified cities of Judah, and the king of Assyria sends Rabshakeh to Jerusalem, Eliakim, Shebna and Joah ask Rabshakeh to speak in Aramaic, and he answers, Eliakim, Shebna and Joah come to Hezekiah with their clothes torn and tell him Rabshakeh’s words
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When they had called to the king, Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebnah the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder came out to them.
Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, Shebnah, and Joah, said to Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in the Syrian language, for we understand it. Don’t speak with us in the Jews’ language, in the hearing of the people who are on the wall.”
Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, came with Shebna the scribe and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him Rabshakeh’s words.
Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph the recorder came out to him.
Then Eliakim, Shebna and Joah said to Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, for we understand it. Don’t speak to us in the Jews’ language in the hearing of the people who are on the wall.”
Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: Joah (person-joah) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/person/joah Current wording: Named at 2 Kings 18:18 as the son of Asaph, the recorder. At 18:17–18 Tartan, Rabsaris, and Rabshakeh, sent by the king of Assyria, come to Jerusalem, and when they had called to the king, “Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebnah the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder came out to them.” At 18:26 Eliakim, Shebnah, and Joah ask Rabshakeh to speak in the Syrian language, and 18:37 says, “Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, came with Shebna the scribe and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him Rabshakeh’s words.” Cited evidence: 2KI 18:17–18, engwebp / 2KI 18:26–27, engwebp / 2KI 18:36–37, engwebp / ISA 36:1–3, engwebp / ISA 36:11–12, engwebp / ISA 36:21–22, engwebp Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.