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Lexicon :: Strong's G2498 - iōsaphat

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Ἰωσαφάτ
Transliteration
iōsaphat (Key)
Pronunciation
ee-o-saf-at'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
2x in 2 unique form(s) TR
2x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
90x in 1 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

Ἰωσαφάτ Iōsaphát, ee-o-saf-at'; of Hebrew origin (H3092); Josaphat (i.e. Jehoshaphat), an Israelite:—Josaphat.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G2498 in the following manner: Josaphat (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G2498 in the following manner: Josaphat (2x).

  1. Jehoshaphat = "whom Jehovah judges"

    1. the king of Judah, son of Asa

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Ἰωσαφάτ Iōsaphát, ee-o-saf-at'; of Hebrew origin (H3092); Josaphat (i.e. Jehoshaphat), an Israelite:—Josaphat.
STRONGS G2498:
Ἰωσαφάτ, ὁ, indeclinable (יְהושָׁפָט i. e. Jehovah judges), Jehoshaphat, king of Judah from [circa] B. C. 914 to 889 (1 Kings 22:41ff; 2 Chronicles 17-20): Matthew 1:8.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Kings
22:41
2 Chronicles
17; 18; 19; 20
Matthew
1:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2498 matches the Greek Ἰωσαφάτ (iōsaphat),
which occurs 90 times in 77 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 2 / 2 (2Ch 18:28–Joe 3:12)

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:28 - So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:29 - And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your robes.” And the king of Israel disguised himself, and they went into battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:31 - As soon as the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “It is the king of Israel.” So they turned to fight against him. And Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; God drew them away from him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:1 - Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned in safety to his house in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:2 - But Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, wrath has gone out against you from the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:4 - Jehoshaphat lived at Jerusalem. And he went out again among the people, from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim, and brought them back to the LORD, the God of their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:8 - Moreover, in Jerusalem Jehoshaphat appointed certain Levites and priests and heads of families of Israel, to give judgment for the LORD and to decide disputed cases. They had their seat at Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:1 - After this the Moabites and Ammonites, and with them some of the Meunites,[fn] came against Jehoshaphat for battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:2 - Some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A great multitude is coming against you from Edom,[fn] from beyond the sea; and, behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, Engedi).

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:3 - Then Jehoshaphat was afraid and set his face to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:5 - And Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:15 - And he said, “Listen, all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat: Thus says the LORD to you, ‘Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed at this great horde, for the battle is not yours but God’s.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:18 - Then Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before the LORD, worshiping the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:20 - And they rose early in the morning and went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. And when they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Hear me, Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be established; believe his prophets, and you will succeed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:25 - When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their spoil, they found among them, in great numbers, goods, clothing, and precious things, which they took for themselves until they could carry no more. They were three days in taking the spoil, it was so much.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:27 - Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat at their head, returning to Jerusalem with joy, for the LORD had made them rejoice over their enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:30 - So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for his God gave him rest all around.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:31 - Thus Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:34 - Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, from first to last, are written in the chronicles of Jehu the son of Hanani, which are recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:35 - After this Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined with Ahaziah king of Israel, who acted wickedly.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:37 - Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have joined with Ahaziah, the LORD will destroy what you have made.” And the ships were wrecked and were not able to go to Tarshish.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:1 - Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David, and Jehoram his son reigned in his place.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:2 - He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah; all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:12 - And a letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, “Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father, ‘Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, or in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 22:9 - He searched for Ahaziah, and he was captured while hiding in Samaria, and he was brought to Jehu and put to death. They buried him, for they said, “He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart.” And the house of Ahaziah had no one able to rule the kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:2 - I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. And I will enter into judgment with them there, on behalf of my people and my heritage Israel, because they have scattered them among the nations and have divided up my land,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:12 - Let the nations stir themselves up
and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat;
for there I will sit to judge
all the surrounding nations.

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