Nadab (Hebrew: נָדָב Nāḏāḇ) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the second king of the northern Israelite Kingdom of Israel. He was the son and successor of Jeroboam.
| Nadab | |
|---|---|
 Nadab from Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum | |
| King of Israel (Northern Kingdom) | |
| Reign | 910–909 BCE |
| Predecessor | Jeroboam |
| Successor | Baasha |
| Father | Jeroboam |
Reign
editNadab became king of Israel in the second year of Asa, King of Judah, and reigned for two years.[1][2] William F. Albright has dated his reign to 901–900 BCE, while E. R. Thiele offers the dates 910–909 BCE.[3]
In the second year of his reign, while they were besieging Gibbethon, a Philistine town in southern Dan, a conspiracy broke out in Nadab's army. He was slain by one of his own captains, Baasha, who then made himself king of Israel.[2]
Having slain Nadab, Baasha put to death the remainder of the royal family (1 Kings 14:20, 15:25–29). This was consistent with the prophecy given via Ahijah the Shilonite concerning the extinction of the entire House of Jeroboam.[2]
References
edit- ^ 1 Kings 15:25
- ^ a b c "Nadav", Jewish Encyclopedia
- ^ Edwin Thiele, The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings, (1st ed.; New York: Macmillan, 1951; 2d ed.; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1965; 3rd ed.; Grand Rapids: Zondervan/Kregel, 1983). ISBN 0-8254-3825-X, 9780825438257
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Nadab". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.