Person Old Testament
Jehoshaphat
Jehoshaphat was the father of Jehu, who became king of Israel. Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at 2 Kings 9:2.
Why it matters. Father of Jehu, king of Israel.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Jehoshaphat
Jehoshaphat was the father of Jehu, who was anointed by Elisha's servant to become king of Israel. Jehu was a commander in the army of Joram, king of Israel, when he was anointed. Jehoshaphat's son Jehu went on to fulfill the prophecy against the house of Ahab by destroying Joram and the royal family of Israel.
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
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.