ZABAD (za'bad), (Heb. zaw-bawd', gift, present).
1. A son of Nathan, a descendant of Ahlai, Sheshan's daughter. He was one of David's war riors from the tribe of Judah (1 Chron. :36- 37) ; called "the son of Ahlai" (r Chron. xi :41). (B. C. 1046.) (See JARHA; SHESHAN.) 2. A grandson of Ephraim, who, with others of the family was killed during the lifetime of Ephraim, by the men of Gath, in an attempt which the Hebrews seem to have made to drive off their cattle (1 Chron. vii :21). (B. C. after 1875.) (See EPHRAIM.) 3. Son of an Ammonitess named Shimeath, who, in conjunction with Jehozabad, the son of a Moabitess, slew King Joash, to whom they were both household officers, in his bed (2 Kings Eli: 21; 2 Chron. xxiv :25, 26). (B. C. about 797.) In the first of these texts he is called Jozachar. The sacred historian does not appear to record the mongrel parentage of these men as suggest ing a reason for their being more easily led to this act, but as indicating the sense which was enter tained of the enormity of Joash's conduct, that even they, though servants to the king, and though only half Jews by birth, were led to conspire against him `for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest.' It would seem that their murderous
act was not abhorred by the people; for Amaziah, the son of Joash, did not venture to call them to account till he felt himself well established on the throne, when they were both put to death (2 Kings xiv :5, 6; 2 Chron. xxv :3, 4)• 4. One of the persons who, at the instance of Ezra, put away the foreign wives they had taken after the return from captivity (Ezra x:27). (B. C. 458.) 5. A son of Hashum who also divorced his wife after the captivity (Ezra x :33). (B. C. 458.) 6. One of the sons of Nebo, who divorced his wife under the same circumstances as the two pre ceding (Ezra x:43)- (B. C. 458.)