Jehoshaphat (2Ki 9:2)
Son of Nimshi, in the divided monarchy of Israel and Judah. Named in scripture at 2 Kings 9:2.
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Where in scripture
2 KingsWhen you come there, find Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him rise up from among his brothers, and take him to an inner room.
2 Kings 9:2
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 9:14
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.
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In their own words — 4 recorded sayings
“And he sent to Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab has got free from my authority: will you go with me to make war on Moab? And he said, I will go with you: I am as you are, my people as your people, and my horses as your horses.” — 2 Kings 3:7
“And he said, Which way are we to go? And he said in answer, By the waste land of Edom.” — 2 Kings 3:8
“But Jehoshaphat said, Is there no prophet of the Lord here, through whom we may get directions from the Lord? And one of the king of Israel's men said in answer, Elisha, the son of Shaphat, is here, who was servant to Elijah.” — 2 Kings 3:11
“And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the Lord is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.” — 2 Kings 3:12
Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).