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Jehoshaphat

Royal recorder and court official who served in the senior administrations of both David and Solomon.

son of Ahilud3 Bible books4 chapters4 verse appearancesAlso known as: Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud

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The royal recorder or chronicler who served under both and . He is listed among the chief officers in David's administration (2 Samuel 8:16; 20:24) and again in Solomon's court (1 Kings 4:3), indicating a long career in the senior bureaucracy of the united monarchy. His title, sometimes rendered "recorder" or "remembrancer," referred to a high official responsible for official annals and state memory.

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