Shephatiah
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Shephatiah

the Lord that judges

Smith's Bible Dictionary
Shephatiah

(judged by Jehovah).

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

The name of seven distinguished Jews, alluded to in the following passages: 2 Samuel 3:4 1 Chronicles 12:5 27:16 2 Chronicles 21:2 Ezra 2:4,57 Nehemiah 11:4 Jeremiah 38:1.

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Judged of the Lord.

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

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

(3.) A Simeonite prince in David's time (1 Chronicles 27:16).

(4.) One of Jehoshaphat's sons (2 Chronicles 21:2).

(5.) Ezra 2:4.

(6.) Ezra 2:57; Nehemiah 7:59.

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

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
SHEPHATIAH

shef-a-ti'-a, she-fat'-ya (shephaTyah, "Yah has judged"):

(1) A son of David, by Abital (2 Samuel 3:4 1 Chronicles 3:3).

(2) A Benjamite, father of Meshullam, of Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 9:8).

(3) A Benjamite, who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:5).

(4) A prince of the Simeonites in the time of David (1 Chronicles 27:16).

(5) A son of King Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 21:2).

(6) A family, 372 of whom returned with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:4 Nehemiah 7:9); 80 more males of this family, with their head, returned with Ezra (Ezra 8:8).

(7) A servant of Solomon, 392 of whose descendants returned with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:57 Nehemiah 7:59 f); "Saphat" in 1 Esdras 5:9 and "Saphatias" in 1 Esdras 8:34.

(8) A Perezzite (Judahite), some of whose descendants dwelt at Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah (Nehemiah 11:4).

(9) A son of Mattan, a contemporary of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 38:1).

James Orr

Strong's Hebrew
8203. Shephatyah -- "Yah has judged," the name of a number of Isr.
... Transliteration: Shephatyah or Shephatyahu Phonetic Spelling: (shef-at-yaw') Short
Definition: Shephatiah. ... NASB Word Usage Shephatiah (13). Shephatiah. ...
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Library

How David Reigned Over one Tribe at Hebron While the Son Of
... the third was Absalom, by Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth
he named Adonijah, by his wife Haggith; the fifth was Shephatiah, by Abital ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 1 how david reigned.htm

The Siege. (xxi, xxxii-xxxiv, xxxvii, xxxviii. )
... XXXVIII.1. And Shephatiah, Mattan's son, Gedaliah Pashhur's son, Jucal Shelamiah's
son, and Pashhur Malchiah's son,(587) heard the words Jeremiah was speaking ...
//christianbookshelf.org/smith/jeremiah/3 the siege xxi xxxii-xxxiv.htm

Thesaurus
Shephatiah (13 Occurrences)
... 1-4). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SHEPHATIAH. shef-a ... James Orr.
Multi-Version Concordance Shephatiah (13 Occurrences). 2 Samuel ...
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Shephati'ah (12 Occurrences)
... Shephatiah, Shephati'ah. Shephelah . ... 2 Samuel 3:4 and the fourth, Adonijah the
son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital; (See RSV). ...
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Mattan (3 Occurrences)
... Mary (Matthew 1:15). (3.) The father of Shephatiah (Jeremiah 38:1). Int.
Standard Bible Encyclopedia. MATTAN. mat'-an (mattan, "a ...
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Abital (2 Occurrences)
... list (2 Samuel 3:4 1 Chronicles 3:3) in which the sons born to David in Hebron are
mentioned and numbered, the fifth is said to be Shephatiah the son of Abital ...
/a/abital.htm - 7k

372 (2 Occurrences)
... 372 (2 Occurrences). Ezra 2:4 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred
seventy-two. ... Nehemiah 7:9 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two. ...
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Zebaim (2 Occurrences)
... Zebaim (2 Occurrences). Ezra 2:57 the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil,
the children of Pochereth Hazzebaim, the children of Ami. ...
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Pochereth (2 Occurrences)
... Pochereth (2 Occurrences). Ezra 2:57 the children of Shephatiah, the children of
Hattil, the children of Pochereth Hazzebaim, the children of Ami. ...
/p/pochereth.htm - 7k

Po'chereth-hazzeba'im (2 Occurrences)
... Po'chereth-hazzeba'im (2 Occurrences). Ezra 2:57 the children of Shephatiah, the
children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth Hazzebaim, the children of Ami. ...
/p/po'chereth-hazzeba'im.htm - 7k

Pochereth-hazzebaim (2 Occurrences)
... Pochereth-hazzebaim (2 Occurrences). Ezra 2:57 the children of Shephatiah, the children
of Hattil, the children of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the children of Ami. ...
/p/pochereth-hazzebaim.htm - 7k

Pokereth-hazzebaim (2 Occurrences)
... Pokereth-hazzebaim (2 Occurrences). Ezra 2:57 the children of Shephatiah, the children
of Hattil, the children of Pochereth Hazzebaim, the children of Ami. ...
/p/pokereth-hazzebaim.htm - 6k

Resources
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Concordance
Shephatiah (13 Occurrences)

2 Samuel 3:4
and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 3:3
the fifth, Shephatiah of Abital; the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 9:8
and Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 12:5
Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 27:16
Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri the ruler: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maacah:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

2 Chronicles 21:2
He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah; all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Ezra 2:4
The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Ezra 2:57
the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth Hazzebaim, the children of Ami.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Ezra 8:8
Of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael; and with him eighty males.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Nehemiah 7:9
The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Nehemiah 7:59
the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth Hazzebaim, the children of Amon.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Nehemiah 11:4
In Jerusalem lived certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah: Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, of the children of Perez;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Jeremiah 38:1
Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malchijah, heard the words that Jeremiah spoke to all the people, saying,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Shephatiah

Shephatiah: A Benjamite, Father of Meshullam

Shephatiah: A Descendant of Perez

Shephatiah: A Ruler of the Tribe of Simeon

Shephatiah: A Valiant Man Who Joined David at Ziklag

Shephatiah: An Enemy of Jeremiah

Shephatiah: Son of David

Shephatiah: Son of Jehoshaphat

Shephatiah: The Name of Two Men

Related Terms

Shephati'ah (12 Occurrences)

Mattan (3 Occurrences)

Abital (2 Occurrences)

372 (2 Occurrences)

Zebaim (2 Occurrences)

Pochereth (2 Occurrences)

Po'chereth-hazzeba'im (2 Occurrences)

Pochereth-hazzebaim (2 Occurrences)

Pokereth-hazzebaim (2 Occurrences)

Abi'tal (2 Occurrences)

Seventy-two (9 Occurrences)

Hazzebaim (2 Occurrences)

Hattil (2 Occurrences)

Maachah (19 Occurrences)

Michael (16 Occurrences)

Maacah (30 Occurrences)

Fifth (65 Occurrences)

Haruphite (1 Occurrence)

80 (2 Occurrences)

Zicri (11 Occurrences)

Zebadi'ah (9 Occurrences)

Zebadiah (9 Occurrences)

Zichri (12 Occurrences)

Uzzi (11 Occurrences)

Jeroham (11 Occurrences)

Jibnijah (1 Occurrence)

Jucal (1 Occurrence)

Jerimoth (10 Occurrences)

Jehi'el (12 Occurrences)

Jero'ham (10 Occurrences)

Jibneiah (1 Occurrence)

Jer'imoth (6 Occurrences)

Jehucal (2 Occurrences)

Gedali'ah (28 Occurrences)

Ibne'iah (1 Occurrence)

Ith'ream (1 Occurrence)

Ithream (2 Occurrences)

Ibni'jah (1 Occurrence)

Ibneiah (1 Occurrence)

Ibnijah (1 Occurrence)

Reuel (14 Occurrences)

Reu'el (10 Occurrences)

Elie'zer (14 Occurrences)

Eluzai (1 Occurrence)

Eglah (2 Occurrences)

Elu'zai (1 Occurrence)

Malchi'ah (3 Occurrences)

Mahalalel (8 Occurrences)

Micri (1 Occurrence)

Meshul'lam (23 Occurrences)

Meshullam (25 Occurrences)

Ma'acah (22 Occurrences)

Malkijah (13 Occurrences)

Michri (1 Occurrence)

Malchiah (10 Occurrences)

Pashhur (12 Occurrences)

Proper (62 Occurrences)

Beali'ah (1 Occurrence)

Bealiah (1 Occurrence)

Athaiah (1 Occurrence)

Azaryahu (1 Occurrence)

Azari'ah (46 Occurrences)

Azariahu (1 Occurrence)

Adoni'jah (26 Occurrences)

Ami (1 Occurrence)

Reubenite (16 Occurrences)

Saphat

Shelemi'ah (10 Occurrences)

Shephathiah (1 Occurrence)

Shemariah (5 Occurrences)

Simeonites (10 Occurrences)

Saphatias

Simeonite (3 Occurrences)

Shemari'ah (4 Occurrences)

Shelemiah (10 Occurrences)

Saphuthi

Perez (19 Occurrences)

Malchijah (15 Occurrences)

Jehiel (17 Occurrences)

Shephathiah
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