H3092I–יְהוֹשָׁפָט–ye.ho.sha.phat

Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek to Yahweh; and he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

יְהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט ye.ho.sha.Fat “Jehoshaphat”

Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Yahweh, before the new court;

יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗ט ye.ho.sha.Fat “Jehoshaphat”

and he said, Listen you, all Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you king Jehoshaphat: Thus says Yahweh to you, Don't be afraid you, neither be dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.

יְהוֹשָׁפָ֑ט ye.ho.sha.Fat “Jehoshaphat”

Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before Yahweh, worshipping Yahweh.

יְהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט ye.ho.sha.Fat “Jehoshaphat”

They rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem: believe in Yahweh your God, so shall you be established; believe his prophets, so shall you prosper.

יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗ט ye.ho.sha.Fat “Jehoshaphat”

When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches and dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in taking the spoil, it was so much.

יְהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט ye.ho.sha.Fat “Jehoshaphat”

Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for Yahweh had made them to rejoice over their enemies.

וִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט (יהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט) ho.sha.Fat “Jehoshaphat”

So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet; for his God gave him rest round about.

יְהוֹשָׁפָ֑ט ye.ho.sha.Fat “Jehoshaphat”

Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.

יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט ye.ho.sha.Fat “Jehoshaphat”

Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the history of Jehu the son of Hanani, which is inserted in the book of the kings of Israel.

יְהוֹשָׁפָ֔ט ye.ho.sha.Fat “Jehoshaphat”

After this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel; the same did very wickedly:

יְהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט ye.ho.sha.Fat “Jehoshaphat”

Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because you have joined yourself with Ahaziah, Yahweh has destroyed your works. The ships were broken, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט ye.ho.sha.Fat “Jehoshaphat”

Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Jehoram his son reigned in his place.

יְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙ ye.ho.sha.Fat “Jehoshaphat”

He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah; all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.

יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗ט ye.ho.sha.Fat “Jehoshaphat”יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט ye.ho.sha.Fat “Jehoshaphat”

There came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus says Yahweh, the God of David your father, Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

יְהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט ye.ho.sha.Fat “Jehoshaphat”

He sought Ahaziah, and they caught him (now he was hiding in Samaria), and they brought him to Jehu, and killed him; and they buried him, for they said, He is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought Yahweh with all his heart. The house of Ahaziah had no power to hold the kingdom.

יְהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט ye.ho.sha.Fat “Jehoshaphat”