Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi
The name Jehoshaphat means “the Lord is judge.” Jehoshaphat is mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible, first in 2 Kings 9:2.
Family of Jehoshaphat
Who was Jehoshaphat?
The son of Nimshi, and father of Jehu, king of Israel (2 Kings 9:2, 14).
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Jehoshaphat
- 2 Kings 9:2
And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber;
- 2 Kings 9:14
So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram had kept Ramoth–gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria.