Biblical person
Joah Son of Asaph
recorder
People
also: Joah Son of Asaph, Joah
A recorder identified as the son of Asaph in the accounts of 2 Kings and Isaiah.
Joah Son of Asaph is a biblical recorder named with Eliakim and Shebna when they came out after a call for the king 2 Kings 18:18. He is identified as Asaph’s son and is named in at least 8 verses across 2 books. With Eliakim and Shebna, Joah asked Rabshakeh to speak in Aramaic rather than Judahite within the hearing of those on the wall 2 Kings 18:26. The three later came to Hezekiah with torn garments and reported Rabshakeh’s words 2 Kings 18:37.
6
Verses
2
Books
2 Kings 18:18
First named
Key verses
Across Scripture
2 Kings · Isaiah