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Jehoshaphat

A man, in the time of the Divided Monarchy · Israel · named in 2 verses

the name means Jehovah-judged Strong's Lexicon

Jehoshaphat was the father of Jehu, who became king of Israel.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Jehovah-judged. (1.) One of David's body-guard (1 Chr. 11:43).

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Parents Nimshi
Children Jehu

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at 2 Kings 9:2.

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