yehoshafat · Jehoshaphat

What it means

yehoshafat (יְהוֹשָׁפָט) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Jehoshaphat”.

The name of several men; among them David's recorder (2 Samuel 8:16) and a king of Judah (1 Kings 22). It means "YHWH has judged." It is also the name of a valley (Joel 3).

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• 2 Samuel×2
• 1 Kings×25
• 2 Kings×12
• 1 Chronicles×2
• 2 Chronicles×41
• Joel×2

• 2 Samuel 8:16

  Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder;

• 2 Samuel 20:24

  Adoram was over the forced labor; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;

• 1 Kings 4:3

  Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud, the chronicler;

• 1 Kings 4:17

  Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, in Issachar;

• 1 Kings 15:24

  Asa lay down with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place.

• 1 Kings 22:2

  And it happened in the third year that Jehoshaphat king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.

• 1 Kings 22:4

  And he said to Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to war at Ramoth-gilead?” Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.”

• 1 Kings 22:5

  Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire today for the word of YHWH.”

• 1 Kings 22:7

  Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not here still a prophet of YHWH, that we may inquire through him?”

• 1 Kings 22:8

  The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man through whom to inquire of YHWH, but I hate him, for he does not prophesy good about me, but evil: Micaiah son of Imlah.” And Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say so.”

• 1 Kings 22:10

  Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting each on his throne, dressed in their robes, at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them.

• 1 Kings 22:18

  The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you, ‘He will not prophesy good about me, but evil’?”

• 1 Kings 22:29

  So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.

• 1 Kings 22:30

  The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into the battle; but you, wear your robes.” And the king of Israel disguised himself and went into the battle.

• 1 Kings 22:32

  And it happened, when the commanders of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, “Surely he is the king of Israel.” And they turned against him to fight; and Jehoshaphat cried out.

• 1 Kings 22:41

  Jehoshaphat son of Asa began to reign over Judah in year four of Ahab king of Israel.

• 1 Kings 22:42

  Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign, and twenty and five years he reigned in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.

• 1 Kings 22:44

  Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.

• 1 Kings 22:45

  The rest of the deeds of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he showed, and how he fought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

• 1 Kings 22:48

  Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold; but they did not go, for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.

• 1 Kings 22:49

  Then Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants go with your servants in the ships.” But Jehoshaphat was not willing.

• 1 Kings 22:50

  Jehoshaphat lay down with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; and Joram his son reigned in his place.

• 1 Kings 22:51

  Ahaziah son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in year seventeen of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years.

• 2 Kings 1:17

  He died according to the word of YHWH that Elijah had spoken. And Joram reigned in his place in year two of Joram son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, because he did not have a son.

• 2 Kings 3:1

  Joram son of Ahab became king over Israel in Samaria in year eighteen of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned twelve years.

• 2 Kings 3:7

  He went and sent to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, saying, “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to Moab for battle?” He said, “I will go up; I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.”

• 2 Kings 3:11

  Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not here a prophet of YHWH, that we may consult YHWH through him?” One of the servants of the king of Israel answered and said, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.”

• 2 Kings 3:12

  Jehoshaphat said, “The word of YHWH is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.

• 2 Kings 3:14

  Elisha said, “As YHWH Tsevaot lives, before whom I stand, if it were not for my regard for Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not look at you or see you.

• 2 Kings 8:16

  In year five of Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being king of Judah, Joram son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, began to reign.

• 2 Kings 9:2

  When you come there, look there for Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi; go in and make him get up from among his brothers, and bring him into a room within a room.

• 2 Kings 9:14

  Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi, conspired against Joram. Now Joram had been guarding Ramoth Gilead, he and all Israel, against Hazael king of Aram;

• 2 Kings 12:18

  Joash king of Judah took all the holy things that Jehoshaphat and Joram and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had consecrated, and his own holy things, and all the gold that was found in the treasuries of the house of YHWH and of the house of the king, and sent it to Hazael king of Aram; and he went away from Jerusalem.

• 1 Chronicles 3:10

  And the son of Solomon: Rehoboam; Abijah, his son; Asa, his son; Jehoshaphat, his son;

• 1 Chronicles 18:15

  Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder;

• 2 Chronicles 17:1

  Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Israel.

• 2 Chronicles 17:3

  YHWH was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of David his father, and did not seek the Baals,

• 2 Chronicles 17:5

  YHWH established the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah gave tribute to Jehoshaphat; and he had riches and glory in abundance.

• 2 Chronicles 17:10

  The dread of YHWH was on all the kingdoms of the lands that were around Judah, and they did not fight against Jehoshaphat.

• 2 Chronicles 17:11

  From the Philistines some were bringing to Jehoshaphat tribute and silver as a load; also the Arabs were bringing him sheep and goats: rams, seven thousand and seven hundred, and male goats, seven thousand and seven hundred.

And 44 more times.