1 Kings 4:17

17 Jehosh'aphat the son of Paru'ah, in Is'sachar;

1 Kings 4:17 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 4:17

Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah in Issachar.
] In the tribe of Issachar; he had the whole tribe at his command to make a monthly provision out of for the king once a year, as had the preceding officer and the following one.

1 Kings 4:17 In-Context

15 Ahi'ma-az, in Naph'tali (he had taken Bas'emath the daughter of Solomon as his wife);

16 Ba'ana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;

17 Jehosh'aphat the son of Paru'ah, in Is'sachar;

18 Shim'e-i the son of Ela, in Benjamin;

19 Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. And there was one officer in the land of Judah.