# Jehoshaphat

## Facts:

Jehoshaphat was the name of at least two men in the Old Testament.

* The best known man by this name was King Jehoshaphat who was the fourth king to rule over the kingdom of Judah.
* He restored peace between Judah and Israel and destroyed the altars of false gods.
* Another Jehoshaphat was a “recorder” for David and Solomon. His job included writing documents for the king to sign and recording the history of the important events that happened in the kingdom.

(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names))

(See also: [altar](../kt/altar.md), [David](../names/david.md), [false god](../kt/falsegod.md), [Israel](../kt/israel.md), [Judah](../names/judah.md), [priest](../kt/priest.md), [Solomon](../names/solomon.md))

## Bible References:

* [1 Chronicles 3:10-12](rc://en/tn/help/1ch/03/10)
* [1 Kings 4:17](rc://en/tn/help/1ki/04/17)
* [2 Chronicles 17:1](rc://en/tn/help/2ch/17/01)
* [2 Kings 1:17](rc://en/tn/help/2ki/01/17)
* [2 Samuel 8:15-18](rc://en/tn/help/2sa/08/15)
* [Matthew 1:7-8](rc://en/tn/help/mat/01/07)

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H3092, G24980
