See Josaphat for other meanings of the name. Judea is a term used for the mountainous southern part of the historic Land of Israel. Saul (שאול המלך (or Sha'ul) ( Arabic: طالوت,Tālūt ( (reigned 1047 - 1007 BCE is identified in the Books of Samuel, 1 Chronicles David, Arabic: داوود or داود dawud, "beloved" was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible King Solomon ( Ge'ez: ስለሞን Arabic: ar سليمان, Sulayman, all from the Triliteral root S-L-M, "peace" Rehoboam ( Hebrew:רחבעם Rehav'am was a king of the ancient Kingdom of Judah, succeeding his father Solomon. Abijah ("father of the sea" or "my father is the sea" or "my father is the god Yah " Hebrew:אביים Aviyam was the fourth king Asa ( was the fifth king of the House of David and the third of the Kingdom of Judah. Jehoram of Judah (יהורם המלך was the king of the ancient Kingdom of Judah, and the son of Jehoshaphat ( 2 Kings 816 This entry is not about King Ahaziah of Israel. Ahaziah of Judah (אחזיהו המלך was king of Judah, and the son of Jehoram and Athaliah or Athalie ( Hebrew: ʻĂṯalyâ (עֲתַלְיָה "God is exalted" was the queen of Judah during the reign of King Jehoash (יהואש המלך ("Jehovah-given" sometimes written Joash was the king of the ancient Kingdom of Judah, and sole surviving son of Ahaziah Amaziah of Judah (אמציה was the king of Judah, and son and successor of Joash ( 2 Kings 141-4 Uzziah of Judah (עֻזִּיָּהוּ also known as Azariah, was the king of the ancient Kingdom of Judah, and one of Amaziah 's sons whom the people Jotham ( Yotam in Hebrew "God is perfect or complete" was the king of Judah, and son of Uzziah with Jerusha, daughter Ahaz (אחז lit "has held" an abbreviation of Jehoahaz, "God has held" was king of Judah, and the son and successor of Jotham Hezekiah (or Ezekias) ( Hebrew: Ḥizqiyyāhu Khizkiyahu or Yəḥizqiyyāhu Y'khizkiyahu " the {{LORD}} has strengthened" compare Manasseh of Judah was the king of Judah and only son and successor of Hezekiah. According to the Bible, Amon of Judah was the king of Judah and son of Manasseh of Judah. Josiah or Yoshiyahu ( was king of Judah, and son of Amon and Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. Jehoahaz (in Hebrew יהואחז was king of Judah and the fourth and youngest son of king Josiah whom he succeeded and Hamautal, daughter of Jehoiakim (יהוֹיָקִים "he whom Jehovah has set up" also sometimes spelled Jehoikim) was king of Judah and the second son of king Ykhanya (יְכָנְיָה jəxɔnjɔh meaning " God will fortify (his people" see Theophory in the Bible; Greek: ιεχονιας Tzidkiyahu (צִדְקִיָּהוּ Şidhqiyyāhû; Greek: ζεδεκιας Zedekias; traditional English Zedekiah) was the last king of

Statues of Josaphat and Ezechias on the Monastery of El Escorial. Hezekiah (or Ezekias) ( Hebrew: Ḥizqiyyāhu Khizkiyahu or Yəḥizqiyyāhu Y'khizkiyahu " the {{LORD}} has strengthened" compare This article concerns the buildings occupied by monastics. For the life inside monasteries and its historical roots see Monasticism. El Escorial is one of the Spanish royal sites and functions as a monastery royal palace museum and school

Jehoshaphat or Jehosaphat or Josaphat or Yehoshafat (Hebrew: יְהוֹשָׁפָט, Standard Yəhošafat Tiberian Yəhôšāp̄āṭ ; " Jehovah the is judge") was the son and successor of Asa, king of Judah. Tiberian Hebrew is an extinct (yet very well documented Oral tradition of pronunciation for ancient Hebrew, especially the Hebrew of the Tanakh, that was Yahweh|God in Abrahamic religions Jehovah is an English reading of, the most frequent form of the Tetragrammaton, the name of God in the Hebrew Bible, in Asa ( was the fifth king of the House of David and the third of the Kingdom of Judah. Judea is a term used for the mountainous southern part of the historic Land of Israel. His children included Jehoram of Judah. Jehoram of Judah (יהורם המלך was the king of the ancient Kingdom of Judah, and the son of Jehoshaphat ( 2 Kings 816 The king is not connected with the Valley of Jehosaphat, where, according to Joel 3:2, the God of Israel will gather all nations for judgment. The Valley of Josaphat is mentioned in only one passage of The Bible ( Joel 3 -- Hebrew text 4

Reign

Jehoshaphat took the throne at the age of thirty-five (1 Kings 22:42). The Books of Kings ( Sefer Melachim, ספר מלכים are a part of Judaism 's Tanakh, the Hebrew Bible. William F. Albright has dated the reign of Jehoshaphat to 873 BC-849 BC, while E. R. Thiele offers the dates 870 BC-848 BC. William Foxwell Albright ( May 24, 1891 – September 19 / September 20, 1971) was an American archaeologist, Events and trends 879 BC — Death of Zhou yi wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China. Events and trends 845 BC — Pherecles, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 19 years and is succeeded by his son Ariphron. Edwin R Thiele (1895&ndash1986 was an American Missionary in China, an editor, archaeologist, writer and Old Testament professor Events and trends 879 BC — Death of Zhou yi wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China. Events and trends 845 BC — Pherecles, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 19 years and is succeeded by his son Ariphron.

Jehoshaphat spent the first years of his reign fortifying his kingdom against Israel (2 Chronicles 17:1, 2). The Kingdom of Israel ( ( KJV Israel in Samaria) was one of the successor states to the older United Monarchy (also often called the 'Kingdom of Israel' The Books of Chronicles ( Hebrew Divrei Hayyamim, דברי הימים Greek Paraleipomêna) are part of the Hebrew Bible (Jewish The Bible lauds the king for the repression of sodomitic activity (1 Kings 22:46), and for destroying the cult images or "idols" of Baal in the land (1 Kings 22:43). The Books of Kings ( Sefer Melachim, ספר מלכים are a part of Judaism 's Tanakh, the Hebrew Bible. In the practice of Religion, a cult image is a man-made object that is venerated for the Deity, spirit or Daemon that it embodies or represents Ba'al (pronounced; Hebrew בעל (ordinarily spelled Baal in English is a Northwest Semitic title and honorific meaning "master" or "lord" The Books of Kings ( Sefer Melachim, ספר מלכים are a part of Judaism 's Tanakh, the Hebrew Bible. In the third year of his reign Jehoshaphat sent out priests and Levites over the land to instruct the people in the Law (2 Chr. In the Jewish tradition a Levite ( is a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi. term " Torah " ( Hebrew: תּוֹרָה "teaching" or "instruction" sometimes translated as "Law" most commonly refers to 17:7-9). The author of 2 Chronicles generally praises his reign, stating that the kingdom enjoyed a great measure of peace and prosperity, the blessing of God resting on the people "in their basket and their store. "

Alliances

Michelangelo's Asa-Jehoshaphat-Joram. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni Two biographies were published of him during his lifetime One of them by Giorgio Vasari, proposed that he was the pinnacle of all The man on the left is generally considered to be Jehoshaphat.

Jehosaphat also pursued alliances with his contemporaries ruling the northern kingdom, the first being with Ahab, which was based on marriage. Ahab (or Ach'av or) was king of Israel and the son and successor of Omri ( 1 Kings 1629-34 This alliance led to much disgrace, and brought disaster on his kingdom (1 Kings 22:1-33) with the Battle of Ramoth-Gilead. Ramoth-Gilead, "Heights of Gilead" is a city of refuge east of the Jordan river; called "Ramoth in Gilead" ( Deuteronomy 443 Joshua While Jehoshaphat safely returned from this battle, he was confronted by the prophet Jehu, son of Hanni, (2 Chr. ' Yehu redirects here for the instrument see Yehu (instrument. 19:1-3) about this alliance. We are told that Jehoshaphat repented, and returned to his former course of opposition to all idolatry, and promoting the worship of God and in the government of his people (2 Chr. Idolatry is usually defined as Worship of any Cult image, Idea, or object, as opposed to the worship of a monotheistic God. 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. This entry is not about King Ahaziah of Judah. Ahaziah (אחזיהו המלך was king of Israel and the son of Ahab and Jezebel Ophir ( is a port or region mentioned in the Bible, famous for its wealth But the fleet that was then equipped at Ezion-Gever was immediately wrecked. Ezion-Geber or Asiongaber ( Classical Hebrew: עֶצְיֹן גֶּבֶר pronounced "Etzyón-Gaver" was a city of Idumea, a biblical seaport A new fleet was fitted out without the cooperation 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. Jehoram (or Joram) was the king of Israel ( 2 Kings 816 25 28f and he was the son of Ahab and Jezebel. Moab (; Greek Μωάβ; Arabic مؤاب, Assyrian Mu'aba, Ma'ba, Ma'ab; Egyptian This war was successful. The Moabites were subdued; but seeing Mesha's act of offering his own son in a human sacrifice on the walls of Kir-haresheth filled Jehoshaphat with horror, and he withdrew and returned to his own land (2 Kings 3:4-27). Mesha was a 9th Century BCE King of Moab, a strip of hilly land in present-day Jordan, which lay north of Edom, across the Dead Sea from Human sacrifice is the act of Homicide (the Killing of one or several Human beings in the context of a Religious ritual ( ritual killing

Last notable event of his reign

Triumph of Jehosaphat over Adad of Syria. This article is about the Sumerian god Adad also known as Ishkur. Illustration by Jean Fouquet (1470s) for Flavius Josephus's Jewish Antiquities. Jean Fouquet or Jehan Fouquet (1420 - 1481 was the most important French painter of the 15th century a master of both panel painting and manuscript Josephus (AD 37 – c 100 also known as Yosef Ben Matityahu (Joseph son of Matthias and after he became a Roman citizen, as Titus Flavius Josephus Antiquities of the Jews ( Antiquitates Judaicae in Latin) was a work published by the important Jewish historian Flavius Josephus about the

The last notable event of his reign occurred when the Moabites formed a great and powerful confederacy with the surrounding nations, and marched against Jehoshaphat (2 Chr. 20). The allied forces were encamped at Ein Gedi. Ein Gedi (עין גדי lit Kid Spring (as in young goat KJV Bible Engedi) is an Oasis located west of the Dead Sea, close 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, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do; but our eyes are upon you. " Amid the silence that followed, the voice of Jahaziel the Levite was heard announcing that the next day all this great host would be overthrown. Jahaziel or Chaziel the Levite was a Prophet in the Hebrew Bible. 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 (890 BC). Events and trends 895 BC — Death of Zhou xiao wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China. Soon after this victory Jehoshaphat died after a reign of twenty-five years at the age of sixty (1 Kings 22:50).

In popular culture

Jehoshaphat! is also the standard exclamation (for any emotion) of Elijah Baley in the science fiction books by Isaac Asimov. Jehoram of Judah (יהורם המלך was the king of the ancient Kingdom of Judah, and the son of Jehoshaphat ( 2 Kings 816 Elijah Baley is a fictional character in Isaac Asimov 's Robot series. Isaac Asimov (c January 2 1920 &ndash April 6 1992 ˈaɪzək ˈæzɪmʌv originally Исаак Озимов but now transcribed into Russian as, was a Russian Exactly why "jumpin'" was added to the phrase, aside from alliteration is not known. Alliteration is the repetition of the first Consonant sound in a phrase

References

• Jewish Encyclopedia: "Jehoshaphat"