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Shephatiah

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The source enumerates 7 distinct subjects under Shephatiah. Jump to one below, or read in order.

  1. 1.A son of David by Abital (2 Sam.
  2. 2.A Benjamite who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr.
  3. 3.A Simeonite prince in David’s time (1 Chr.
  4. 4.One of Jehoshaphat’s sons (2 Chr.
  5. 5.Ezra 2:4.
  6. 6.Ezra 2:57; Neh.
  7. 7.One of the princes who urged the putting of Jeremiah to death (Jer.

Judged of the Lord.

  1. Shephatiah (1)

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    A son of David by Abital (2 Sam. 3:4).

  2. Shephatiah (2)

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    A Benjamite who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:5).

  3. Shephatiah (3)

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    A Simeonite prince in David’s time (1 Chr. 27:16).

  4. Shephatiah (4)

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    One of Jehoshaphat’s sons (2 Chr. 21:2).

  5. Shephatiah (5)

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    Ezra 2:4.

  6. Shephatiah (6)

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    Ezra 2:57; Neh. 7:59.

  7. Shephatiah (7)

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    One of the princes who urged the putting of Jeremiah to death (Jer. 38:1-4).

Also from Smith's (1884) +

(judged by Jehovah).

The fifth son of David. (2 Samuel 3:4; 1 Chronicles 3:3) (B.C. about 1050.) The family of Shephatiah, 372 in number, returned with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:4; Nehemiah 7:9) see also Ezra 8:8 (B.C. 536.) The family of another Shephatiah, who came up with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:4) A descendant of Judah. (Nehemiah 11:4) One of the princes of Judah who counselled Zedekiah to put Jeremiah in the dungeon. (Jeremiah 38:1) (B.C. 589.) One of the Benjamite warriors who joined David in his retreat at Ziklag. (1 Chronicles 12:5) (B.C. 1054.) Chief of the Simeonites in the reign of David. (1 Chronicles 37:16) Son of Jehoshaphat. (2 Chronicles 21:2) (B.C. 887.)

In the Bible

13

Verses where Shephatiah is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Chronicles 3:3

    the fifth was Shephatiah by Abital; and the sixth was Ithream by his wife Eglah.

  • 1 Chronicles 9:8

    Ibneiah son of Jeroham; Elah son of Uzzi, the son of Michri; Meshullam son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;

  • 1 Chronicles 12:5

    Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite;

  • 1 Chronicles 27:16

    These officers were in charge of the tribes of Israel: Over the Reubenites was Eliezer son of Zichri; over the Simeonites was Shephatiah son of Maacah;

  • 2 Chronicles 21:2

    Jehoram’s brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat, were Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah; these were all sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.

  • 2 Samuel 3:4

    his fourth was Adonijah, the son of Haggith; his fifth was Shephatiah, the son of Abital;

+7 more verses naming Shephatiah.

Scripture on Shephatiah

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Entries that reference Shephatiah

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Shephatiah references

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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