Chenaanah

False prophet who opposed Micaiah

A written article for Chenaanah is still to come. Below and alongside: where Chenaanah appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1000 BC
    800 BC
  • Chenaanah
    c. 900 BC

Original word

  • כְּנַעֲנָה chenaanah
    H3668
Relationships
Son: Zedekiah
Citations
“Chenaanah.” Theographic Bible Metadata (Viz.Bible). theographic-bible-metadata. Theographic Bible Metadata · CC BY-SA 4.0 Accessed 2026-08-29.

Where Chenaanah appears in Scripture

1 Kings 22

וַיַּעַשׂ לוֹ צִדְקִיָּה בֶֽן-כְּנַעֲנָה קַרְנֵי בַרְזֶל וַיֹּאמֶר כֹּֽה-אָמַר יְהוָה בְּאֵלֶּה תְּנַגַּח אֶת-אֲרָם עַד-כַּלֹּתָֽם׃
11
And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the LORD, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them.
וַיִּגַּשׁ צִדְקִיָּהוּ בֶֽן-כְּנַעֲנָה וַיַּכֶּה אֶת-מִיכָיְהוּ עַל-הַלֶּחִי וַיֹּאמֶר אֵי-זֶה עָבַר רֽוּחַ-יְהוָה מֵֽאִתִּי לְדַבֵּר אוֹתָֽךְ׃
24
But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?

1 Chronicles 7

וּבְנֵי יְדִֽיעֲאֵל בִּלְהָן וּבְנֵי בִלְהָן ‫(יעיש)‬ יְעוּשׁ וּבִנְיָמִן וְאֵהוּד וּֽכְנַעֲנָה וְזֵיתָן וְתַרְשִׁישׁ וַֽאֲחִישָֽׁחַר׃
10
The sons also of Jediael; Bilhan: and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahishahar.

2 Chronicles 18

וַיַּעַשׂ לוֹ צִדְקִיָּהוּ בֶֽן-כְּנַעֲנָה קַרְנֵי בַרְזֶל וַיֹּאמֶר כֹּֽה-אָמַר יְהוָה בְּאֵלֶּה תְּנַגַּח אֶת-אֲרָם עַד-כַּלּוֹתָֽם׃
10
And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the LORD, With these thou shalt push Syria until they be consumed.
וַיִּגַּשׁ צִדְקִיָּהוּ בֶֽן-כְּנַעֲנָה וַיַּךְ אֶת-מִיכָיְהוּ עַל-הַלֶּחִי וַיֹּאמֶר אֵי זֶה הַדֶּרֶךְ עָבַר רֽוּחַ-יְהוָה מֵֽאִתִּי לְדַבֵּר אֹתָֽךְ׃
23
Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?