Ἰωσαφάτ

The 2 distinct written forms G2498 takes in the Greek New Testament, most frequent first — each parse links to that case’s occurrences in the concordance.

Form	Parsing	Example	Uses
Ἰωσαφάτ Iōsaphát	Noun, Proper, indeclinable	Matthew 1:8	1
Ἰωσαφὰτ Iōsaphàt	Noun, Proper, indeclinable	Matthew 1:8	1

Other Thayer's entries built from the same root as G2498, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.

Derives from

• יהושפט Yᵉhôwshâphâṭ H3092 Jehoshaphat

Proper names from this root

People and places named from this root — a name, not an additional meaning of the word.

• יושפט Yôwshâphâṭ H3146 Joshaphat

Compare all same-root words → 2 of the same-root words are proper names (people or places). They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.

Public-domain dictionary articles matched to this entry by name (Jehoshaphat). A biblical name can be shared by more than one person or place, so an article may treat several.

Easton's Bible Dictionary · M. G. Easton, 1897

Jehovah-judged. (1.) One of David's body-guard (1 Chr. 11:43).

(2.) One of the priests who accompanied the removal of the ark to Jerusalem (1 Chr. 15:24).

(3.) Son of Ahilud, "recorder" or annalist under David and Solomon (2 Sam. 8:16), a state officer of high rank, chancellor or vizier of the kingdom.

(4.) Solomon's purveyor in Issachar (1 Kings 4:17).

(5.) The son and successor of Asa, king of Judah. After fortifying his kingdom against Israel (2 Chr. 17:1, 2), he set himself to cleanse the land of idolatry (1 Kings 22:43). In the third year of his reign he sent out priests and Levites over the land to instruct the people in the law (2 Chr. 17:7-9). He enjoyed a great measure of peace and prosperity, the blessing of God resting on the people "in their basket and their store."

The great mistake of his reign was his entering into an alliance with Ahab, the king of Israel, which involved him in much disgrace, and brought disaster on his kingdom (1 Kings 22:1-33). Escaping from the bloody battle of Ramoth-gilead, the prophet Jehu (2 Chr. 19:1-3) reproached him for the course he had been pursuing, whereupon he entered with rigour on his former course of opposition to all idolatry, and of deepening interest in the worship of God and in the righteous government of the people (2 Chr. 19:4-11).

Again he entered into an alliance with Ahaziah, the king of Israel, for the purpose of carrying on maritime commerce with Ophir. But the fleet that was then equipped at Ezion-gaber was speedily wrecked. A new fleet was fitted out without the co-operation of the king of Israel, and although it was successful, the trade was not prosecuted (2 Chr. 20:35-37; 1 Kings 22:48-49).

He subsequently joined Jehoram, king of Israel, in a war against the Moabites, who were under tribute to Israel. This war was successful. The Moabites were subdued; but the dreadful act of Mesha in offering his own son a sacrifice on the walls of Kir-haresheth in the sight of the armies of Israel filled him with horror, and he withdrew and returned to his own land (2 Kings 3:4-27).

The last most notable event of his reign was that recorded in 2 Chr. 20. The Moabites formed a great and powerful confederacy with the surrounding nations, and came against Jehoshaphat. The allied forces were encamped at Engedi. The king and his people were filled with alarm, and betook themselves to God in prayer. The king prayed in the court of the temple, "O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us." Amid the silence that followed, the voice of Jahaziel the Levite was heard announcing that on the morrow all this great host would be overthrown. So it was, for they quarrelled among themselves, and slew one another, leaving to the people of Judah only to gather the rich spoils of the slain. This was recognized as a great deliverance wrought for them by God (B.C. 890). Soon after this Jehoshaphat died, after a reign of twenty-five years, being sixty years of age, and was succeeded by his son Jehoram (1 Kings 22:50). He had this testimony, that "he sought the Lord with all his heart" (2 Chr. 22:9). The kingdom of Judah was never more prosperous than under his reign.

(6.) The son of Nimshi, and father of Jehu, king of Israel (2 Kings 9:2, 14).

Smith's Bible Dictionary · William Smith, 1863

(whom Jehovah judges.)

+ King of Judah, son of Asa, succeeded to the throne B.C. 914, when he was 35 years old, and reigned 25 years. His history is to be found among the events recorded in (1 Kings 15:24; 2 Kings 8:16) or in a continuous narrative in (2 Chronicles 17:1; 2 Chronicles 21:3) He was contemporary with Ahab, Ahaziah and Jehoram. He was one of the best, most pious and prosperous kings of Judah, the greatest since Solomon. At first he strengthened himself against Israel; but soon afterward the two Hebrew kings formed an alliance. In his own kingdom Jehoshaphat ever showed himself a zealous follower of the commandments of God: he tried to put down the high places and groves in which the people of Judah burnt incense, and sent the wisest Levites through the cities and towns to instruct the people in true morality and religion. Riches and honors increased around him. He received tribute from the Philistines and Arabians, and kept up a large standing army in Jerusalem. It was probably about the 16th year of his reign, B.C. 898, when he became Ahab's ally in the great battle of Ramoth-gilead, for which he was severely reproved by Jehu. (2 Chronicles 19:2) He built at Ezion-geber, with the help of Ahaziah, a navy designed to go to Tarshish; but it was wrecked at Ezion-geber. Before the close of his reign he was engaged in two additional wars. He was miraculously delivered from a threatened attack of the people of Ammon, Moab and Seir. After this, perhaps, must be dated the war which Jehoshaphat, in conjunction with Jehoram king of Israel and the king of Edom, carried on against the rebellious king of Moab. (2 Kings 3:1) ... In his declining years the administration of affairs was placed, probably B.C. 891, in the hands of his son Jehoram. + Son of Ahilud, who filled the office of recorder of annalist in the courts of David, (2 Samuel 8:16) etc., and Solomon. (1 Kings 4:3) + One of the priests in David's time. (1 Chronicles 15:24) + Son of Paruah; one of the twelve purveyors of King Solomon. (1 Kings 4:17) + Son of Nimshi and father of King Jehu. (2 Kings 9:2,14)

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · Roswell D. Hitchcock, 1869

the Lord is judge

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The same Greek word Ιωσαφατ appears 90 times in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), across 77 verses in 6 books.

90

LXX occurrences

Tagged occurrences of this Greek word in the Septuagint.

77

verses

Distinct Septuagint verses containing this word.

6 / 39

OT books

The word appears in 6 of the 39 Old Testament books.

Sample Septuagint occurrences

• 2 Samuel 8:16 ιωσαφατ
• 1 Kings 4:3 ιωσαφατ
• 2 Kings 1:18 ιωσαφατ
• 1 Chronicles 3:10 ιωσαφατ
• 2 Chronicles 17:1 ιωσαφατ
• Joel 4:2 ιωσαφατ

Septuagint occurrences (same lexeme)

Every verse where the same Strong’s number (G2498) appears in the Greek Septuagint — showing the first 50 of 77. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context; the Greek form is the matched word — the English is not keyword-highlighted.

• 2 Samuel 8:16 ιωσαφατ Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
• 2 Samuel 20:24 ιωσαφατ and Adoram was over the men subject to forced labor; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder;
• 1 Kings 4:3 ιωσαφατ Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder;
• 1 Kings 4:19 ιωσαφατ Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; and [he was] the only officer who was in the land.
• 1 Kings 15:24 ιωσαφατ 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 place.
• 1 Kings 16:28 ιωσαφατ So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria; and Ahab his son reigned in his place.
• 1 Kings 16:29 ιωσαφατ In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years.
• 1 Kings 22:2 ιωσαφατ It happened in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.
• 1 Kings 22:4 ιωσαφατ He said to Jehoshaphat, Will you go with me to battle to Ramoth-gilead? Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.
• 1 Kings 22:5 ιωσαφατ Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Please inquire first for the word of Yahweh.
• 1 Kings 22:7 ιωσαφατ But Jehoshaphat said, Isn't there here a prophet of Yahweh besides, that we may inquire of him?
• 1 Kings 22:8 ιωσαφατ The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, there is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Yahweh, Micaiah the son of Imlah: but I hate him; for he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. Jehoshaphat said, "Don't let the king say so."
• 1 Kings 22:10 ιωσαφατ Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah were sitting each on his throne, arrayed in their robes, in an open place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them.
• 1 Kings 22:18 ιωσαφατ The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Didn't I tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?
• 1 Kings 22:29 ιωσαφατ So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.
• 1 Kings 22:30 ιωσαφατ The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and go into the battle; but put you on your robes. The king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.
• 1 Kings 22:32 ιωσαφατ It happened, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel; and they turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out.
• 1 Kings 22:41 ιωσαφατ Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
• 1 Kings 22:42 ιωσαφατ Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
• 1 Kings 22:45 ιωσαφατ Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shown, and how he warred, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
• 1 Kings 22:46 ιωσαφατ The remnant of the sodomites, that remained in the days of his father Asa, he put away out of the land.
• 1 Kings 22:51 ιωσαφατ Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned two years over Israel.
• 1 Kings 22:52 ιωσαφατ He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, in which he made Israel to sin.
• 2 Kings 1:18 ιωσαφατ Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
• 2 Kings 3:1 ιωσαφατ Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
• 2 Kings 3:7 ιωσαφατ He went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab has rebelled against me: will you go with me against Moab to battle? He said, I will go up: I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.
• 2 Kings 3:11 ιωσαφατ But Jehoshaphat said, Isn't there here a prophet of Yahweh, that we may inquire of Yahweh by him? One of the king of Israel's servants answered, Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.
• 2 Kings 3:12 ιωσαφατ Jehoshaphat said, The word of Yahweh is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.
• 2 Kings 3:14 ιωσαφατ Elisha said, As Yahweh of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward you, nor see you.
• 2 Kings 8:16 ιωσαφατ In the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.
• 2 Kings 9:2 ιωσαφατ When you come there, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his brothers, and carry him to an inner chamber.
• 2 Kings 9:14 ιωσαφατ So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram was keeping Ramoth-gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria;
• 2 Kings 12:19 ιωσαφατ Now the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
• 1 Chronicles 3:10 ιωσαφατ Solomon's son was Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
• 1 Chronicles 11:43 ιωσαφατ Hanan the son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
• 1 Chronicles 15:24 ιωσαφατ Shebaniah, and Joshaphat, and Nethanel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
• 1 Chronicles 18:15 ιωσαφατ Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
• 2 Chronicles 17:1 ιωσαφατ Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Israel.
• 2 Chronicles 17:3 ιωσαφατ Yahweh was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and didn't seek the Baals,
• 2 Chronicles 17:5 ιωσαφατ Therefore Yahweh established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat tribute; and he had riches and honor in abundance.
• 2 Chronicles 17:10 ιωσαφατ The fear of Yahweh fell on all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.
• 2 Chronicles 17:11 ιωσαφατ Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and silver for tribute; the Arabians also brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred male goats.
• 2 Chronicles 17:12 ιωσαφατ Jehoshaphat grew great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store.
• 2 Chronicles 18:1 ιωσαφατ Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance; and he joined affinity with Ahab.
• 2 Chronicles 18:3 ιωσαφατ Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Will you go with me to Ramoth-gilead? He answered him, I am as you are, and my people as your people; and [we will be] with you in the war.
• 2 Chronicles 18:4 ιωσαφατ Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Please inquire first for the word of Yahweh.
• 2 Chronicles 18:6 ιωσαφατ But Jehoshaphat said, Isn't there here a prophet of Yahweh besides, that we may inquire of him?
• 2 Chronicles 18:7 ιωσαφατ The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Yahweh: but I hate him; for he never prophesies good concerning me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. Jehoshaphat said, Don't let the king say so.
• 2 Chronicles 18:9 ιωσαφατ Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, arrayed in their robes, and they were sitting in an open place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them.
• 2 Chronicles 18:17 ιωσαφατ The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Didn't I tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?

These are occurrences of the same Greek lexeme (G2498) in the Septuagint — not a translation of any one Hebrew word. The store carries no word-level Hebrew↔Greek alignment, so no Hebrew original is asserted here. Counts come from the recovered LXX Strong's tagging — high-frequency vocabulary is well covered, while rare or late forms may be untagged — so they reflect tagged occurrences and may slightly undercount.