Person Old Testament
Dodavahu
Also known as Dodavahu =ESV, NIV; Dodavah =KJV
Dodavahu, son of Eliezer of Mareshah, prophesied against Jehoshaphat for his alliance with Ahaziah, king of Israel. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 2 Chronicles 20:37.
Why it matters. Prophet who rebuked Jehoshaphat for his alliance with Ahaziah
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- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Dodavahu
Dodavahu, son of Eliezer of Mareshah, is mentioned in 2Ch.20.37 as a prophet who rebuked King Jehoshaphat of Judah for his alliance with Ahaziah, the wicked king of Israel. This incident occurred after Jehoshaphat had successfully sought the Lord's help in defeating the Moabites and Ammonites (2Ch.20.1-30).
Following this victory, Jehoshaphat allied himself with Ahaziah to build ships to go to Tarshish (2Ch.20.35-36). This alliance was ill-advised, as Ahaziah was known for his wickedness and had led Israel into idolatry (1Kings 22).
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
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- Eliezer
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
2 Chronicles (1 verse)