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“Joshaphat” From
Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(judged). One of
David
’s
guard
(
1 Chron. 11:43
43
Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite, (1 Chronicles 11:43)
).
“Jehoshaphat” From
Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(judged of
God
). (1)
Recorder
under
David
and
Solomon
(
2 Sam. 8:16
16
And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; (2 Samuel 8:16)
;
1 Kings 4:3
3
Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder. (1 Kings 4:3)
). (2) A trumpeter (
1 Chron. 15:24
24
And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark. (1 Chronicles 15:24)
). (3) Solomon’s purveyor (
1 Kings 4:17
17
Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar: (1 Kings 4:17)
). (4)
Father
of
Jehu
(
2 Kings 9:2-14
2
And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber;
3
Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the Lord, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.
4
So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead.
5
And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. And Jehu said, Unto which of all us? And he said, To thee, O captain.
6
And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the Lord, even over Israel.
7
And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the Lord, at the hand of Jezebel.
8
For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel:
9
And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah:
10
And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.
11
Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto him, Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? And he said unto them, Ye know the man, and his communication.
12
And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saith the Lord, I have anointed thee king over Israel.
13
Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew with trumpets, saying, Jehu is king.
14
So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram had kept Ramoth-gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria. (2 Kings 9:2‑14)
). (5)
Valley
of
Cedron
, or else a visionary spot (
Joel 3:2-12
2
I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.
3
And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink.
4
Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head;
5
Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things:
6
The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border.
7
Behold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompence upon your own head:
8
And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off: for the Lord hath spoken it.
9
Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:
10
Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
11
Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O Lord.
12
Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about. (Joel 3:2‑12)
). (6)
Son
and successor of
Asa
on
throne
of
Judah
, B. C. 914-890. A God-fearing king, in close
alliance
with
Israel
(
1 Kings 15:24
24
And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead. (1 Kings 15:24)
;
2 Kings 8:16
16
And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign. (2 Kings 8:16)
; 2 Chron. 17-21:1).
“Joshaphat” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
The
Mithnite
, one of
David
’s valiant men (
1 Chron. 11:43
43
Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite, (1 Chronicles 11:43)
).
“Jehoshaphat” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
1.
Son
and successor of
Asa
king of
Judah
, B.C. 914 to 891. He sought
God
, walked in the “first” ways of
David
, and took away the high places and groves out of Judah. God established the
kingdom
in his hand, and the fear of the
Lord
fell upon the kingdoms around. God gave him
peace
, and the
Philistines
and the
Arabians
brought him presents. He increased in riches, and was strengthened greatly. He not only feared the Lord himself, but he sent
Levites
and priests throughout all Judah, to teach the people (
2 Chron. 17:1-12
1
And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
2
And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.
3
And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;
4
But sought to the Lord God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.
5
Therefore the Lord stablished the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honor in abundance.
6
And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the Lord: moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah.
7
Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, even to Ben-hail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah.
8
And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests.
9
And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of the Lord with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people.
10
And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.
11
Also some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and tribute silver; and the Arabians brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he goats.
12
And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store. (2 Chronicles 17:1‑12)
). He erred, however, in making
alliance
with idolatrous
Israel
, and in allowing his son to marry
Athaliah
, the
daughter
of
Ahab
and
Jezebel
. He went with Ahab to war against
Ramoth
-
gilead
, and nearly lost his
life
, but God delivered him (1 Kings 22; 2 Chron. 18). He was rebuked by
Jehu
the
seer
, who said, “Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord? Therefore is
wrath
upon thee from before the Lord.” Then he sought the Lord, and set his
heart
to bring all his people to fear the Lord (2 Chron. 19).
After this, the men of
Moab
and of
Ammon
, a great multitude, came against Jehoshaphat. He turned to the Lord, proclaimed a
fast
, and prayed for help in the
house
of the Lord, where the Lord had set His name, pleading that He was
their
God, who had given the land to the seed of
Abraham
His friend, pleading also His response to the
prayer
of
Solomon
. He was at once assured by a
prophet
that the battle was not theirs, but God’s, whose name they had invoked: they should see the
salvation
of the Lord. Jehoshaphat and all the people fell down and worshipped the Lord, and the next morning they marched toward the enemy
singing
. They had no need to fight, for the enemy destroyed one another, and there was much
spoil
.
Praise
was given to
Jehovah
. Subsequently the king, forgetting what was due to the name of the Lord, associated himself with the wicked
Ahaziah
king of Israel in sending
ships
to
Tarshish
. This action was condemned by
the prophet
Eliezer
, and his ships were wrecked (2 Chron. 20). He is called
JOSAPHAT
in
Matthew 1:8
8
And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias; (Matthew 1:8)
.
In Jehoshaphat there was a heart true to Jehovah, and a desire to bring his subjects to the true
worship
of God, but his history was marred by his inconsistently allying himself with the ungodly and idolatrous kings of Israel. The faithfulness of the Lord in
chastening
Jehoshaphat is very marked, and in not allowing him to be in a false position which practically denied the name of the Lord.
2.
Son of
Ahilud
, and
recorder
to David and Solomon (
2 Sam. 8:16
16
And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; (2 Samuel 8:16)
;
2 Sam. 20:24
24
And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder: (2 Samuel 20:24)
;
1 Kings 4:3
3
Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder. (1 Kings 4:3)
;
1 Chron. 18:15
15
And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder. (1 Chronicles 18:15)
).
3.
Son of
Paruah
, and a commissariat
officer
of Solomon (
1 Kings 4:17
17
Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar: (1 Kings 4:17)
).
4.
Son of
Nimshi
, and
father
of king Jehu (
2 Kings 9:2,14
2
And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber; (2 Kings 9:2)
14
So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram had kept Ramoth-gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria. (2 Kings 9:14)
).
5.
Priest
who assisted in bringing up the ark (
1 Chron. 15:24
24
And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark. (1 Chronicles 15:24)
).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
3146
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
Yowshaphat
Phonic:
yo-shaw-fawt’
Meaning:
a form of
3092
; Joshaphat, an Israelite
KJV Usage:
Joshaphat
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
Jehovah is judge
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
God has judged; Jehovah-judged:―one of David’s guard [JEHOSHAPHAT], 1 Chron. 11:43. {Dominus iudificavit}
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