# 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](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names)) (See also: [[other/altar]] **·** [[other/david]] **·** [[kt/falsegod]] **·** [[other/israel]] **·** [[other/judah]] **·** [[kt/priest]] **·** [[other/solomon]]) ## Bible References: ## * [1 Chronicles 03:10-12](en/tn/1ch/help/03/10) * [1 Kings 04:15-17](en/tn/1ki/help/04/15) * [2 Chronicles 17:1-2](en/tn/2ch/help/17/01) * [2 Kings 01:17-18](en/tn/2ki/help/01/17) * [2 Samuel 08:15-18](en/tn/2sa/help/08/15) * [Matthew 01:7-8](en/tn/mat/help/01/07)