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JOHANAN

(Heb. yôḥānān)

1. The son of Kareah; one of the Judean commanders who had eluded Nebuchadnezzar’s army before finally submitting to the pro-Babylonian governor Gedaliah at Mizpah (2 Kgs. 25:23-24; Jer. 40:8). Johanan reported to Gedaliah that Ishmael planned to assassinate him, but Gedaliah did not believe the report (Jer. 40:13-16). After Ishmael succeeded in killing Gedaliah (2 Kgs. 25:25), Johanan and his forces fought with Ishmael and rescued the hostages that Ishmael had taken from Mizpah (Jer. 41:11-15). Johanan and the “remnant of Judah” then fled to Egypt to elude Babylonian reprisals, taking Jeremiah and Baruch with them (Jer. 41:16–43:7; cf. 2 Kgs. 25:26).

2. The firstborn son of King Josiah (1 Chr. 3:15). Because no mention of him is made elsewhere, he probably died at an early age.

3. One of seven sons of Elioenai, and the last generation of David’s descendants recorded by the Chronicler (1 Chr. 3:24).

4. The son of Azariah; a priest of the line of Aaron and Zadok who served during the reign of Solomon (1 Chr. 6:9-10[MT 5:35-36]). The Chronicler confused Johanan’s father with his son, also named Azariah, to whom he attributes service in Solomon’s temple.

5. A Benjaminite warrior who joined David’s forces at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:4[5]).

6. A Gadite officer who also joined David’s forces at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:12[13]).

7. An Ephraimite chief, the son of Azariah, who refused to allow Pekah and his army to bring Judean captives back to Samaria (2 Chr. 28:12; NJB, NIV “Jehohanan,” following MT).

8. A descendant of Azgad who returned from Babylon with Ezra (Ezra 8:12; 1 Esdr. 8:38).

9. A high priest in postexilic Judah, the “son” (possibly grandson) of Eliashib (Neh. 12:22-23). This Johanan has been identified with the Jehohanan of the Elephantine papyri (Cowley 30:18) and, probably incorrectly, with the Johanan who killed his brother Jeshua (Josephus Ant. 10.297-301).

It is also tempting to identify this Johanan with Jehohanan, son of Eliashib, in whose chambers Ezra spent the night (Ezra 10:6 KJV), but this identification is unlikely (cf. Neh. 13:4).

Ronald A. Simkins

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JOHANAN

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)