Bible Person
Meaning: the Lord is judge · Male · 4 cross references
This Jehoshaphat entry refers to Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud, the royal recorder under David and Solomon, not King Jehoshaphat of Judah. He is one of the senior officials who give the united monarchy bureaucratic stability. First appears in 2 Sam 8:16.1
AI summary: This Jehoshaphat matters because the cross references present him as a high-ranking state officer whose work spans David's and Solomon's administrations. As recorder or annalist, he represents the institutional memory and administrative coherence of the kingdom. His role is not military or prophetic, but it is central to durable government. Taken together, the material presents this Jehoshaphat as a trusted royal official who helps stabilize the Davidic-Solomonic state.1
Central Figure
Jehoshaphat
Meaning: the Lord is judge
Son of Ahilud, “recorder” or annalist under David and Solomon (2 Sam.
Siblings
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. 3
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.