Jozachar

Jozachar (meaning: remembering; of the male sex) was a servant of King Joash of Judah who conspired with Jehozabad to assassinate the king at Beth-millo. The account in 2 Kings names him Jozachar son of Shimeath, while 2 Chronicles calls him Zabad son of Shimeath. After the murder Jozachar was executed by King Amaziah, who succeeded Joash, though the conspirators' children were spared in accordance with the law of Deuteronomy that forbids punishing children for their fathers' sins.