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Jehoshaphat
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Jehoshaphat in the Bible Dictionary
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1. David’s recorder
2 Sam 8:16; 20:24; 1 Kgs 4:3; 1 Chr 18:15
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2. One of Solomon’s commissariat officers
1 Kgs 4:17
- 3. King of Judah
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Succeeds Asa
1 Kgs 15:24; 22:41; 1 Chr 3:10; 2 Chr 17:1; Matt 1:8
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Strengthens himself against Israel
2 Chr 17:2
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Inaugurates system of public instruction in the law
2 Chr 17:7–9
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His wise reign
1 Kgs 22:43; 2 Chr 17:7–9; 19:3–11
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His system of taxation
2 Chr 17:11
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His military forces and armaments
2 Chr 17:12–19
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Joins Ahab in an invasion of Ramoth-gilead
1 Kgs 22; 2 Chr 18
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Rebuked by the prophet Jehu
2 Chr 19:2
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The allied forces of the Amorites, Moabites, and other tribes invade his territory, and are defeated by
2 Chr 20
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Builds ships for commerce with Tarshish, ships are destroyed
1 Kgs 22:48, 49; 2 Chr 20:35–37
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Joins Jehoram, king of Israel, in an invasion of the land of Moab, defeats the Moabites
2 Kgs 3
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Makes valuable gifts to the temple
2 Kgs 12:18
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Death of
1 Kgs 22:50; 2 Chr 21:1
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Religious zeal of
1 Kgs 22:43, 46; 2 Chr 17:1–9; 19; 20:1–32; 22:9
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Prosperity of
1 Kgs 22:45, 48
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Bequests of, to his children
1 Chr 21:2, 3
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4. Father of Jehu
2 Kgs 9:2, 14
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5. A priest who assisted in bringing the ark of the covenant from Obed-edom
1 Chr 15:24
- 6. A valley
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Called THE VALLEY OF DECISION
Joel 3:2, 12, 14
From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), by Orville J. Nave.
