Jehoiada the Priest Bible — KJV Bible Study Guide
A free 10-lesson Bible study guide on jehoiada the priest bible, drawn entirely from the King James Version. Each lesson opens with a study question, gives the verse reference, and offers a short teaching note. Use it for personal devotions, a small group, or a Sunday school class.
The 10 lessons
Lesson 1 · 2 Kings 12:2 (KJV)
What was Jehoiada's office?
Answer: High priest
Study note. 2 Kings 12:2 (KJV) — 'Jehoiada the priest.'
Lesson 2 · 2 Chronicles 22:11 (KJV)
Whose wife was Jehosheba, who hid Joash?
Answer: Jehoiada the priest's
Study note. 2 Chronicles 22:11 (KJV) — 'wife of Jehoiada the priest.'
Lesson 3 · 2 Kings 11:4 (KJV)
Whom did Jehoiada make a covenant with?
Answer: The rulers of hundreds, the captains, the guard
Study note. 2 Kings 11:4 (KJV) — Jehoiada 'sent and fetched the rulers... and made a covenant with them.'
Lesson 4 · 2 Kings 11:12 (KJV)
What did Jehoiada put on Joash and give him?
Answer: The crown and the testimony
Study note. 2 Kings 11:12 (KJV) — 'put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony.'
Lesson 5 · 2 Kings 11:12 (KJV)
What did the people cry?
Answer: God save the king
Study note. 2 Kings 11:12 (KJV) — 'God save the king.'
Lesson 6 · 2 Kings 11:18 (KJV)
What house did Jehoiada break down?
Answer: The house of Baal, its altars and images
Study note. 2 Kings 11:18 (KJV).
Lesson 7 · 2 Kings 11:18 (KJV)
Whom did the people slay before the altars of Baal?
Answer: Mattan the priest of Baal
Study note. 2 Kings 11:18 (KJV) — 'slew Mattan the priest of Baal.'
Lesson 8 · 2 Kings 11:16 (KJV)
Where was Athaliah slain?
Answer: By the horses' entry into the king's house
Study note. 2 Kings 11:16 (KJV).
Lesson 9 · 2 Chronicles 24:15 (KJV)
How old was Jehoiada when he died?
Answer: 130
Study note. 2 Chronicles 24:15 (KJV) — 'an hundred and thirty years old was he when he died.'
Lesson 10 · 2 Chronicles 24:16 (KJV)
Where was Jehoiada buried?
Answer: In the city of David among the kings
Study note. 2 Chronicles 24:16 (KJV) — 'they buried him in the city of David among the kings.'
Key verses to memorize
The passages this study returns to most often — pick one or two and commit them to memory this week.
Discussion questions
- Which lesson in this study surprised you the most, and why?
- How does jehoiada the priest bible point us to Jesus Christ and the gospel?
- Pick one verse from the key passages above. How does it shape the way you will pray, read, or live this week?
- Who in your life could you share one of these truths with in the next seven days?