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• Eliezer (son of Dodavah)

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  Eliezer was a prophet in the reign of King Jehoshaphat of Judah and the son of Dodavah of Mareshah. He rebuked Jehoshaphat for joining with King Ahaziah of the northern kingdom of Israel to build ships, and he prophesied that the ships would be wrecked (2 Chronicles 20:37).

• 1 Kings 22

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  1 Kings 22 recounts how King Ahab disregarded the warning of the prophet Micaiah, went to battle at Ramoth-gilead with King Jehoshaphat of Judah, and was killed. The chapter then summarizes the reign of Jehoshaphat and the accession of Ahaziah.

• Athaliah

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  Athaliah was a queen of Judah from the house of Ahab, king of northern Israel. She became the wife of Jehoram, king of Judah, and after the death of her son Ahaziah she killed the royal family and ruled Judah for about six years.

• Joram (King of Israel)

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  Joram was a king of the northern kingdom of Israel who appears in 2 Kings in the Old Testament. He was the son of Ahab and Jezebel. He was killed by Jehu at Jezreel, and his death ended the reign of the house of Ahab.

• Jehoshaphat

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  Jehoshaphat was a king who reigned over the southern kingdom of Judah during the period of the divided monarchy. The son of Asa, he is known for organizing instruction in the Law and reforming the judicial system, and for the account of the defeat of a Moabite and Ammonite coalition through prayer and praise (2 Chronicles 20).

• Valley of Jehoshaphat

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  The Valley of Jehoshaphat is the valley named in Joel 3 as the place where God gathers all nations for judgment. The name means "the LORD judges." Tradition has long identified it with the Kidron Valley east of Jerusalem.

• Jehu

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  Jehu was a king of the northern kingdom of Israel in the late ninth century BC. Anointed by one of the sons of the prophets sent by Elisha, he wiped out the house of Ahab and the worship of Baal. The dynasty he founded lasted four generations.

• 2 Chronicles 18

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  This chapter recounts how Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, joins Ahab, king of Israel, in the battle for Ramoth-gilead. Unlike the four hundred prophets, the prophet Micaiah foretells defeat, and Ahab, who fights in disguise, is struck by an arrow and dies.

• 2 Chronicles 19

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  2 Chronicles 19 recounts how Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, who had allied himself with Ahab, is rebuked by the seer Jehu, then brings the people back to the LORD and reorganizes the judicial system by appointing judges in the provincial cities and in Jerusalem.

• 2 Chronicles 20

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  2 Chronicles 20 recounts how Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, responds to an invading coalition of Moabites and Ammonites by fasting and praying, then goes out with singers leading the way and gains the victory. The chapter closes with a summary of Jehoshaphat's reign and the episode of the fleet at Ezion-geber.

• Jahaziel

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  Jahaziel was a Levite in the reign of King Jehoshaphat of Judah. When a coalition of Moabites and Ammonites invaded, he was moved by the Spirit and prophesied that "the battle is not yours, but God's" (2 Chronicles 20).

• Valley of Berachah

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  The Valley of Berachah is the valley where Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, assembled with his people to bless the LORD after they were delivered from a coalition of Moabites, Ammonites, and others. The Hebrew name "Berachah" means "blessing" or "praise."

• Jehoram (King of Judah)

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  Jehoram was an Old Testament king of the southern kingdom of Judah, the son of Jehoshaphat and the husband of Athaliah, daughter of Ahab. His reign is recorded in 2 Kings 8 and 2 Chronicles 21.

• 2 Chronicles 17

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  2 Chronicles 17 covers the early reign of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah. It records his religious reforms, his program of instruction in the Law, the strengthening of the kingdom, and the organization of his army.

• Amariah

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  Amariah was the chief priest during the reign of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah. When Jehoshaphat established a judicial system in Jerusalem, he placed Amariah over "all matters of the LORD" (2 Chronicles 19:11).

• Jehoram

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  Jehoram is the name of two kings who reigned in the same period in the Old Testament: the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, and the son of Ahab, king of Israel. Both are also referred to by the shorter form "Joram."

• 2 Kings 3

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  2 Kings 3 recounts how Jehoram king of Israel, together with Jehoshaphat king of Judah and the king of Edom, marches against rebellious Moab. When the armies run out of water in the wilderness, Elisha prophesies both water and victory. The chapter ends with Mesha king of Moab offering his firstborn son as a burnt offering.

• Ezion-geber

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  Ezion-geber was a biblical port city near the northern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, the eastern arm of the Red Sea. It appears as a campsite on Israel's wilderness journey and as the place where Solomon and Jehoshaphat built ships.

• Jehu son of Hanani

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  Jehu son of Hanani was a prophet during the period of the divided kingdom. He pronounced judgment on Baasha, king of northern Israel, and rebuked Jehoshaphat, king of Judah. He is distinct from Jehu, the king of northern Israel who bore the same name.

• Jehu (son of Hanani)

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  Jehu, the son of Hanani, was a prophet of the divided monarchy who announced the destruction of the house of Baasha, king of northern Israel, and rebuked Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, for helping Ahab.