Ahaz ({Hebrew name 1|אָחָז|ʼĀḥāz|`has held`}; Ἄχαζ Akhaz; Ahaz; an abbreviation of Jehoahaz, `Yahweh has held`) was king of Judah, and the son and successor of Jotham. He is one of the kings mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew; also mentioned in the Book of Isaiah 14:28 according to [Holy Bible KJV ]. Ah... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahaz