JEHOSHEBA jĭ hŏsh’ ə bə (יְהﯴשֶׁ֣בַע). The daughter of King Jehoram of Judah (2 Kings 11:2). According to 2 Chronicles 22:11, where she is called Jehoshabeath, she was the wife of Jehoiada, the priest. On the death of her brother Ahaziah and most of the rest of the royal family, she hid Jehoash for six years, until he could be made king.