Bible Person

Jehoshaphat

Meaning: the Lord is judge · Male · 1 cross reference

This Jehoshaphat entry refers to Solomon's district officer in Issachar, not to the king of Judah. He belongs to the administrative network sustaining Solomon's court. First appears in 1 Kgs 4:17.1

AI summary: This Jehoshaphat matters because his single cross reference places him among the officials who supplied the king's household on a regional basis. The entry shows how Solomon's prosperity rested on a carefully structured system of delegated responsibility. Taken together, the material presents this Jehoshaphat as a district administrator in the royal provisioning order.1

Central Figure

Jehoshaphat

Meaning: the Lord is judge

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