Bible Names

Jehoshaphat: meaning of the name

Jehoshaphat means “the Lord is judge.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)boy name

People named Jehoshaphat in the Bible

Jehoshaphat in Scripture

“Jehoshaphat” appears in 76 verses of the King James Version; here are the first 8.

  • 2 Samuel 8:16

    And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

  • 2 Samuel 20:24

    And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:

  • 1 Kings 4:3

    Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.

  • 1 Kings 4:17

    Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:

  • 1 Kings 15:24

    And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead.

  • 1 Kings 22:2

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

  • 1 Kings 22:4

    And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramoth–gilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.

  • 1 Kings 22:5

    And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the Lord to day.