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Jehoshaphat King Of Judah (b. WFT Est. Bef. 100, d. WFT Est. Bef. 100)

Jehoshaphat King Of Judah (son of Asa King Of Judah) was born WFT Est. Bef. 100⁶³⁷, and died WFT Est. Bef. 100⁶³⁷.

Notes for Jehoshaphat King Of Judah:
Kings

Kings (kîngz), books of the OLD TESTAMENT, called First and Second Kings in the Authorized Version, where they occupy 11th and 12th place. They continue the history of 1 and 2 SAMUEL from the death of DAVID to the destruction of the southern kingdom of JUDAH (i.e., from 1000 to 560 B.C.). They include the reign of SOLOMON (1 Kings 1-11); a parallel account of the two Hebrew kingdoms (1 Kings 12-2 Kings 17), including the stories of the house of AHAB and the prophets ELIJAH and ELISHA; and the end of the southern kingdom (2 Kings 18-25).

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Jehoshaphat

Jehoshaphat (jęhňsh´efŕt), Josaphat, or Joshaphat, king of Judah (c.873-849 B.C.), son and successor of King Asa. He was an ally of King AHAB of Israel and his successors and was the first king of Judah to make a treaty with the kingdom of Israel. The Valley of Jehoshaphat, mentioned in Joel as a place of judgment, has been identified by tradition with the northern extension of the vale of Kidron to the east of JERUSALEM.

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More About Jehoshaphat King Of Judah and <Unnamed>:
Marriage: WFT Est. Bef. 100⁶³⁷

Children of Jehoshaphat King Of Judah are:

+Jehoram King Of Judah, b. WFT Est. Bef. 100⁶³⁷, d. WFT Est. Bef. 100⁶³⁷.