1 Kings 4:17

17 Jehoshaphat, Paruah's son, in Issachar;

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 Ahimaaz in Naphtali, who also took Solomon's daughter Basemath as his wife;

16 Baana, Hushai's son, in Asher and Bealoth;

17 Jehoshaphat, Paruah's son, in Issachar;

18 Shimei, Ela's son, in Benjamin;

19 Geber, Uri's son, in the land of Gilead, the land of the Amorite king Sihon and of King Og of Bashan; and there was a single officer who was in the land of Judah.