Jehoshaphat King of Judah 
Jehoshaphat was born in Jerusalem, Israel. Jehoshaphat's father was Asa King of Judah and his mother is Azubah Queen of Judah. His paternal grandfather was Abijam King of Israel and his paternal grandmother is Maachah Queen of Israel; his maternal grandfather is Shilhi descendant of Israel. He was an only child. He died in Jerusalem.General Notes
Jehoshaphat (Hebrew, “Yahweh has judged”), according to the Old Testament (see 1, 2 Kings; 2 Chronicles), king of Judah, succeeding his father, Asa. Jehoshaphat allied himself with Israel against the Syrians and joined Ahab, king of Israel, in a military expedition to Ramoth Gilead, which has been variously identified with such towns of present-day Jordan as Ajlun, Es Salt, and Jarash. He later renewed the alliance with Ahab's son and successor, Ahaziah, king of Judah, and joined Ahaziah's brother and successor, Jehoram, king of Israel, in a war against the Moabites. Jehoshaphat was succeeded by his oldest son, Jehoram, king of Judah, whose wife was Ahab's daughter, the notorious Athaliah, who was later to attain the throne by murder.
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- b. in Bethlehem, Judea, Israel d. in Jerusalem, Israel
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He had five biological sons, and also an biological child of unknown gender named Azariah, Jehiel, Michael, Zechariah, Jehoram and Shephatiah.
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