Person Old Testament
Joah
Joah, the son of Asaph, served as King Hezekiah's secretary during the Assyrian invasion. Mentioned in 6 verses across 2 books, first at 2 Kings 18:18.
Why it matters. Son of Asaph, King Hezekiah's secretary
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Joah
Joah, the son of Asaph, was a high-ranking official in King Hezekiah's court, serving as the king's secretary. He is mentioned in the context of the Assyrian invasion of Judah during Hezekiah's reign. When the Assyrian envoys came to Jerusalem to demand the city's surrender, Joah was one of the three officials sent by Hezekiah to meet with them (2Ki.18.18; Isa.36.3). Along with Eliakim and Shebna, Joah sought to negotiate with the Assyrians and asked them to speak in Aramaic rather than Hebrew, so the people on the wall would not understand (2Ki.18.26; Isa.36.11). After the Assyrian envoys delivered their threatening message, Joah and his colleagues reported back to Hezekiah, tearing their clothes in distress (2Ki.18.37; Isa.36.22).
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 6 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.