Meaning
Jehoshaphat (1) je-hosh'-a-fat (yehoshaphaT, "Yahweh has judged"):
(1) King of Judah. See separate article.
(2) Son of Ahilud. He was recorder under David (2Sam 8:16, 2Sam 20:24, 1Chr 18:15) and Solomon (1Ki 4:3).
(1) King of Judah. See separate article.
(2) Son of Ahilud. He was recorder under David (2Sam 8:16, 2Sam 20:24, 1Chr 18:15) and Solomon (1Ki 4:3).
(3) Son of Paruah, and Solomon's overseer in Issachar to provide victuals for the royal household for one month of the year (1Ki 4:17).
(4) Son of Nimshi, and father of Jehu, king of Northern Israel (2Kgs 9:2, 2Kgs 9:14). His name is omitted in 9:20 and 1Ki 19:16, where Jehu is called "son of Nimshi."
(5) the King James Version (but not Hebrew) in 1Ch 15:24; the Revised Version (British and American) correctly JOSHAPHAT (which see).
David Francis Roberts
