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Shilhi
Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.
The grandfather of King Jehoshaphat and father of Azubah, queen mother (1 Kgs 22:42; 2 Chr 20:31).
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The Lexham Bible Dictionary
Shilhi
Shilhi (שִׁלְחִי‎, shilchiy). The grandfather of King Jehoshaphat and father of Azubah, queen mother (1 Kgs 22:42; 2 Chr 20:31).
The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary
Shilhi (Person)
SHILHI (PERSON) [Heb šilḥı̂ (שִׁלְחִי)]. The father of Azubah, who was wife of Asa and mother of Jehoshaphat, kings of Judah (1 Kgs 22:42). The queen mother (Heb gĕbı̂râ) was an influential figure in the Judean court, and regnal formulas opening the account of a Judean king’s reign almost always
Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible
Shilhi
Shilhi. Grandfather of King Jehoshaphat of Judah (1 Kgs 22:42; 2 Chr 20:31).
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised
Shilhi
Shilhi shilʹhī [Heb. šilḥî]. Father of Azubah, mother of Jehoshaphat (1 K. 22:42; 2 Ch. 20:31).
Tyndale Bible Dictionary
Shilhi
SHILHI Grandfather of King Jehoshaphat of Judah (1 Kgs 22:42; 2 Chr 20:31).
The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia
Shilhi
SHILHI. The father of Jehoshaphat’s mother, Azubah (1 Kgs 22:42; 2 Chr 20:31).
Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible
Shilhi
Shilhi (Heb. šilḥɩ̂)The father of Azuba, wife of King Asa and mother of Jehoshaphat (1 Kgs. 22:42; 2 Chr. 20:31).
Eerdmans Bible Dictionary
Shilhi
Shilhi [shĭlˊhī] (Heb. šilḥî “warrior”). The father of Azuba, King Jehoshaphat’s mother (1 Kgs. 22:42; 2 Chr. 20:31).
Catholic Bible Dictionary
Shilhi
SHILHI The father of Azubah and the grandfather of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah (1 Kgs 22:42).
Smith’s Bible Dictionary
Shilhi
Shil´hi (armed), the father of Azubah the mother of Jehoshaphat, 1 Kings 22:42; 2 Chron. 20:31. (b.c. before 946.)
The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary
Shilhi
SHIL´HI (shilʹhi; perhaps, “He,” i.e., Jehovah, “has sent”). The father of Azubah, the mother of King Jehoshaphat (1 Kings 22:42; 2 Chron. 20:31), before 875 b.c.
Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Shilhi
SHILHI [SHIL high] — the maternal grandfather of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah (1 Kin. 22:42).
See also
Relatives
Azubah Daughter
Jehoshaphat Grandson