902/901 BC
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Jehoshaphat · Judah
life, dates, and events
This record brings together the lifespan, dates, Scripture, and every dated event assigned to Jehoshaphat · Judah.
Life record
Birth, lifespan, and death
Creation years 3022–3047
Reference under review · 877/876 BC
Original year-by-year timeline
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Open the exact row in the detailed spreadsheet, with KJV Scripture, Jasher kept separate, research notes, and the counted ages or reigns.
Reference library
Look up Jehoshaphat in the study works
These links search five public-domain reference works for this person. An author’s definition or conclusion is a study aid—not Scripture—and should be examined against the KJV text.
Public-domain referenceEaston’s Bible Dictionary
Dictionary and historical background
Find Jehoshaphat →Public-domain referenceSmith’s Bible DictionaryPeople, places, customs, and history
Find Jehoshaphat →Public-domain referenceHitchcock’s Bible NamesThe name and its traditional meaning
Find Jehoshaphat →Public-domain referenceNave’s Topical BibleRelated KJV passages arranged by subject
Find Jehoshaphat →Public-domain referenceTorrey’s Topical TextbookRelated biblical subjects and references
Find Jehoshaphat →Dated record
Events involving Jehoshaphat · Judah
Creation year 3022902/901 BC
Jehoshaphat begins to reign
Judah’s new reign is synchronized with Ahab’s fourth year.
1 Kings 22:41–42 · KJV
“And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem.”
Parallel Scripture · 2 Chronicles 17:1–3
Open Creation year 3022 in the Original Timeline →Chronicles supplies the fuller opening of Jehoshaphat’s reign and early faithfulness.