Jehoshaphat
Judean monarch, ancient
Jehoshaphat was a king of Judah in the Hebrew Bible, but the name survives mainly in the exclamation Jumping Jehoshaphat! —a mild oath expressing surprise or amazement.
The phrase became popular in 19th-century America as a way to invoke a biblical name without blasphemy, substituting for "Jesus" while preserving the emphatic J-sound.
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- reignSovereign's time in power
- successionFollowing in order
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
palace · sovereign · monarch · ruler · Judah · Jerusalem · realm · royal
- ElijahOld Testament prophet
- ElishaBiblical prophet, miracle worker
- chroniclesSequential historical accounts
- prophetDivinely inspired messenger
Return after decline
- idolatryVeneration of false gods
- BaalAncient Canaanite deity
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- altarsSacred ceremonial tables
priests · Levites · law · covenant · worship · Torah · teaching · sanctification
Formal union of parties
- MoabitesAncient Semitic tribe
- AmmonitesAncient Semitic tribe east of Jordan
- victoryDefeating an opponent
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
strategy · army · prayer · deliverance · ambush · praise · wilderness · chariot
Formal binding promise
- surpriseUnexpected event causing astonishment
- astonishmentIntense sudden wonder
- interjectionEmotional outcry word class
- euphemismMild substitute for bluntness
expletive · exclaim · outburst · expression
throne
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- reignSovereign's time in power
- successionFollowing in order
coronation · palace · sovereign · monarch · ruler · Judah · Jerusalem · realm · royal · majesty
Ahab
- ElijahOld Testament prophet
- ElishaBiblical prophet, miracle worker
- chroniclesSequential historical accounts
prophet · Moabites · Ammonites · testament · narrative · genealogy
revival
Return after decline
- idolatryVeneration of false gods
- BaalAncient Canaanite deity
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
altars · priests · Levites · law · covenant · worship · Torah · teaching · sanctification · centralization
alliance
Formal union of parties
- MoabitesAncient Semitic tribe
- AmmonitesAncient Semitic tribe east of Jordan
- victoryDefeating an opponent
warfare · strategy · army · prayer · deliverance · ambush · praise · wilderness · chariot · archer
oath
Formal binding promise
- surpriseUnexpected event causing astonishment
- astonishmentIntense sudden wonder
- interjectionEmotional outcry word class
euphemism · expletive · exclaim · outburst · expression