Jehoshaphat

Jehoshaphat
King of Judah
Reignc. 870 – 849 BCE
PredecessorAsa
SuccessorJehoram
Bornc. 905 BCE
Diedc. 849 BCE
IssueJehoram
Azariah
Jehiel
Zechariah
Azariahu
Michael
Shephatiah
HouseHouse of David
FatherAsa
MotherAzubah

Jehoshaphat (/əˈhɒʃəfæt/; alternatively spelled Jehosaphat, Josaphat, or Yehoshafat; Hebrew: יְהוֹשָׁפָט, Modern: Yəhōšafaṭ, Tiberian: Yŏhōšāp̄āṭ, "Yahweh has judged";[1] Greek: Ἰωσαφάτ, romanizedIosafát; Latin: Josaphat), according to the Hebrew Bible, was the son of Asa, and the fourth king of the Kingdom of Judah, in succession to his father. His children included Jehoram, who succeeded him as king. His mother was Azubah. Historically, his name has sometimes been connected with the Valley of Josaphat.[2]

  1. ^ Khan, Geoffrey (2020). The Tiberian Pronunciation Tradition of Biblical Hebrew, Volume 1. Open Book Publishers. ISBN 978-1783746767.
  2. ^ J. D. Douglas, ed., The New Bible Dictionary (Eerdmans: Grand Rapids, MI, 1965) 604)

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