Person Old Testament
Jehoshaphat
Jehoshaphat served as a recorder for King David and his son Solomon. Mentioned in 4 verses across 3 books, first at 2 Samuel 8:16.
Why it matters. Recorder for David and Solomon.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Jehoshaphat
Jehoshaphat was an official who served as a recorder during the reigns of King David and his son Solomon. The role of a recorder was to keep records of important events and decisions in the kingdom. Jehoshaphat is mentioned alongside other key officials in David and Solomon's administrations.
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 4 verses across 3 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.