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May 16, 2022 · Jehoshaphat. Known for: Jehoshaphat was the fourth king of Judah, son and successor of Asa. He was a good king and faithful worshipper of God who furthered the religious reforms his father initiated. However, to his disgrace, Jehoshaphat made a disastrous alliance with Ahab, King of Israel.
Jehoshaphat (/ dʒəˈhɒʃəfæt /; alternatively spelled Jehosaphat, Josaphat, or Yehoshafat; Hebrew: יְהוֹשָׁפָט, Modern: Yəhōšafaṭ, Tiberian: Yŏhōšāp̄āṭ, " Yahweh has judged"; [1] Greek: Ἰωσαφάτ, romanized: Iosafát; 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...
Jan 4, 2022 · King Jehoshaphat was the fourth king of Judah under the divided monarchy, the son of Asa. We are first introduced to him in 1 Kings 15:24 but are told nothing more than that he succeeded Asa. Later, 1 Kings 22:42 tells us that he was 35 years old when he began his reign and that he reigned 25 years (from 873 to 848 BC).
Jehoshaphat King of Judah. 17 Jehoshaphat his son succeeded him as king and strengthened himself against Israel. 2 He stationed troops in all the fortified cities of Judah and put garrisons in Judah and in the towns of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.
May 11, 2021 · King Jehoshaphat, son of Asa, reigned for 25 years once he took the throne at the age of 35. He attempts to make peace with the northern kingdom of Israel but ends up getting tangled in...
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Jehoshaphat came into power after the death of his father. He was the fourth king of Judah. Jehoshaphat is most remembered for his reforms and his outstanding victory in a battle over the Edomites, the Moabites and the Ammonites in the wilderness of Tekoa.
Jehoshaphat, king (c. 873–c. 849 bc) of Judah during the reigns in Israel of Ahab, Ahaziah, and Jehoram, with whom he maintained close political and economic alliances. Jehoshaphat aided Ahab in his unsuccessful attempt to recapture the city of Ramoth-gilead, joined Ahaziah in extending maritime.
Jehoshaphat, according to his custom, sought the help of Yahweh. The invading forces fell to quarreling among themselves ( 2 Chronicles 20:23 ), and destroyed one another. The spoil was great because the invaders had brought all their goods with them, expecting to remain in the land.
Sixth king of the Davidic kingdom, fourth of Judah after secession of the northern tribes, reigned twenty-five years 873-849 b.c., contemporary to reigns (in whole or part) of Omri, Ahab, Ahaziah and Jehoram, kings of Israel—the entire Omride dynasty and contemporary to the prophets Elijah and Elisha.
Jehoshaphat. (whom Jehovah judges.) King of Judah, son of Asa, succeeded to the throne B.C. 914, when he was 35 years old, and reigned 25 years. His history is to be found among the events recorded in (1 Kings 15:24; 2 Kings 8:16) or in a continuous narrative in (2 Chronicles 17:1; 2 Chronicles 21:3) He was contemporary with Ahab, Ahaziah and ...
