Ahaziah
E145867
Ahaziah was a king of Israel in the Hebrew Bible whose brief and troubled reign is noted for his idolatry and confrontation with the prophet Elijah.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ahaziah of Israel | 6 |
| Ahaziah canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1276367 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ahaziah Context triple: [Elijah, activeDuringReignOf, Ahaziah]
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A.
Ish-bosheth
Ish-bosheth is a biblical figure, a son of King Saul who briefly ruled part of Israel in opposition to David after Saul’s death.
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B.
Adonijah
Adonijah was a son of King David in the Hebrew Bible who attempted to claim the throne of Israel before Solomon’s succession.
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C.
Rehoboam
Rehoboam was a king of ancient Judah, best known for his harsh policies that led to the division of the united monarchy of Israel into the northern and southern kingdoms.
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D.
Hezekiah
Hezekiah was a king of Judah in the Hebrew Bible, remembered for his religious reforms, resistance to Assyrian invasion, and reliance on prophetic counsel.
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E.
Amnon
Amnon is a biblical figure known as the eldest son of King David, whose rape of his half-sister Tamar and subsequent murder by her brother Absalom sparked major turmoil in David’s household.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ahaziah Target entity description: Ahaziah was a king of Israel in the Hebrew Bible whose brief and troubled reign is noted for his idolatry and confrontation with the prophet Elijah.
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A.
Ish-bosheth
Ish-bosheth is a biblical figure, a son of King Saul who briefly ruled part of Israel in opposition to David after Saul’s death.
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B.
Adonijah
Adonijah was a son of King David in the Hebrew Bible who attempted to claim the throne of Israel before Solomon’s succession.
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C.
Rehoboam
Rehoboam was a king of ancient Judah, best known for his harsh policies that led to the division of the united monarchy of Israel into the northern and southern kingdoms.
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D.
Hezekiah
Hezekiah was a king of Judah in the Hebrew Bible, remembered for his religious reforms, resistance to Assyrian invasion, and reliance on prophetic counsel.
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E.
Amnon
Amnon is a biblical figure known as the eldest son of King David, whose rape of his half-sister Tamar and subsequent murder by her brother Absalom sparked major turmoil in David’s household.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Biblical figure
ⓘ
Human ⓘ King of Israel ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Baal worship in Israel
ⓘ
Idolatry ⓘ |
| biblicalBookCategory |
Prophets
ⓘ
surface form:
Former Prophets
|
| canonicalStatus | Figure in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | Injuries from a fall through a lattice in his upper room ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | Evil in the sight of the Lord ⓘ |
| condemnedBy |
Elijah
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Elijah
|
| country |
Northern Kingdom of Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Israel
|
| describedIn |
1 Kings 22
ⓘ
2 Kings 1 ⓘ |
| era | Divided monarchy period of Israel ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Israelites ⓘ |
| father | Ahab ⓘ |
| followedPracticeOf |
Ahab
ⓘ
Jeroboam I ⓘ
surface form:
Jeroboam son of Nebat
|
| house | House of Omri ⓘ |
| kingdom | Northern Kingdom of Israel ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord |
Hebrew
ⓘ
surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
|
| mentionedIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| mother | Jezebel ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Confrontation with the prophet Elijah
ⓘ
Inquiry to Baal-zebub, god of Ekron, about his illness ⓘ |
| notableWork | Alliance with King Jehoshaphat of Judah ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Elijah ⓘ |
| politicalAlliance | Alliance with Jehoshaphat of Judah for maritime trade ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Israel ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ahab ⓘ |
| propheticJudgment | Death without a son to succeed him ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 9th century BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 9th century BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Yahwism mixed with Baal worship ⓘ |
| sentMessengersTo |
Beelzebub
ⓘ
surface form:
Baal-zebub
Ekron ⓘ |
| shipProject | Fleet at Ezion-geber that was wrecked ⓘ |
| sibling | Jehoram of Israel ⓘ |
| sourceText | Masoretic Text ⓘ |
| spiritualAdvisor | Prophets of Baal ⓘ |
| successor | Jehoram of Israel ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
Conflict between Baal worship and Yahwism
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Divine judgment on idolatry ⓘ |
| worshipped | Baal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ahaziah Description of subject: Ahaziah was a king of Israel in the Hebrew Bible whose brief and troubled reign is noted for his idolatry and confrontation with the prophet Elijah.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ahaziah of Israel
this entity surface form:
Ahaziah of Israel