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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Elishaphat (Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy)
One of the army commanders Jehoiada brought into the covenant to put the boy Joash on the throne. The coup ended Athaliah's six years, the only gap in the Davidic line on Judah's throne.
One of the army commanders Jehoiada brought into the covenant to put the boy Joash on the throne. The coup ended Athaliah's six years, the only gap in the Davidic line on Judah's throne.
Elishaphat was one of the military commanders whom the priest Jehoiada brought into covenant to overthrow the usurping queen Athaliah and restore the boy king Joash to the throne of Judah (2 Chronicles 23:1). The coup he helped carry out ended Athaliah's six-year reign, the only period the Davidic line was interrupted on the throne of Judah.
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- 2 Chronicles 23:1
