Shephatiah

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

Shephatiah (‘Jah has judged’). 1 . One of David’s sons (  2 Samuel 3:4 =   1 Chronicles 3:3 ). 2 . A family which returned with Zerub. (  Ezra 2:4 =   Nehemiah 7:9 ) and Ezra (  Ezra 8:8 ). The name appears in 1E  Esther 5:9 as Saphat and in 1Es 8:34 as Saphatias. 3 . A family of the ‘sons’ of Solomon’s servants (  Ezra 2:57 =   Nehemiah 7:59 ) = 1Es 5:33 Saphuthi. 4 . A Judahite family (  Nehemiah 11:4 ). 5 . A Benjamite family (  1 Chronicles 9:8 ). Either this or the preceding should perhaps be identified with No. 2 above. 6 . A contemporary of Jeremiah (  Jeremiah 38:1 ). 7 . A Benjamite warrior who joined David at Ziklag (  1 Chronicles 12:5 ). 8 . A Simeonite prince (  1 Chronicles 27:16 ). 9 . A son of Jehoshaphat (  2 Chronicles 21:2 ).

Morrish Bible Dictionary

1. Fifth son of David by Abital.  2 Samuel 3:4;  1 Chronicles 3:3 .

2. The Haruphite who joined David at Ziklag.   1 Chronicles 12:5 .

3. Son of Maachah and a chief of the Simeonites.   1 Chronicles 27:16 .

4. Son of King Jehoshaphat.   2 Chronicles 21:2 .

5. Ancestor of some who returned from exile.   Ezra 2:4;  Ezra 8:8;  Nehemiah 7:9 .

6. Another ancestor of some who returned from exile.   Ezra 2:57;  Nehemiah 7:59 .

7. Son of Mahalaleel.   Nehemiah 11:4 .

8. Son of Mattan: one of the princes who urged the king to put Jeremiah to death.   Jeremiah 38:1 .

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Shephati'ah. (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  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).

Holman Bible Dictionary

 2 Samuel 3:4 2 Jeremiah 38:1 3 1 Chronicles 9:8 4 Ezra 2:4 Ezra 8:8 Nehemiah 7:9 5 Ezra 2:57 Nehemiah 7:59 6 Nehemiah 11:4 7 1 Chronicles 12:5 8 1 Chronicles 27:16 9 2 Chronicles 21:2

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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

Copyright Statement These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., DD Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.

Bibliography Information Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Shephatiah'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/s/shephatiah.html. 1897.

Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary

There were several of this name in Scripturae. ( 2 Samuel 3:4;  1 Chronicles 4:8; 1Ch 7:5;  2 Chronicles 21:2;  Jeremiah 38:1) The name is a compound of Shaphat, judgment-and Jah, Lord.

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

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 .

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Shephatyah', שְׁפִטְיָה [thrice in the prolonged form Shephatya ' Hu, שְׁפִטְיָהוּ ,  1 Chronicles 12:5;  1 Chronicles 27:16;  2 Chronicles 21:2] , Judged Of Jehovah ; Sept. Σαφατία v.r. Σαφατίας , etc.), the name of a considerable number of Israelites.

1. The Haruphite (or descendant of Hareph), and one of the Benjamite warriors who joined David at Ziklag ( 1 Chronicles 12:5). B.C. 1054.

2. The fifth son of David, born of his wife Abital during his reignm in Hebron ( 2 Samuel 3:4;  1 Chronicles 3:3). B.C. cir. 1050.

3. Son of Maachah, and phylarch of the Simeonites in the time of David ( 1 Chronicles 27:16). B.C. 1014.

4. Last named of the six brothers of Jehoram, the son of king Jehoshaphat, whom their father endowed richly ( 2 Chronicles 21:2). B.C. 887.

5. Son of Mahalaleel and father of Amariah, ancestors of Athaiah of the family of Pharez, son of Judah ( Nehemiah 11:4). B.C. long ante 536.

6. Son of Reuel and father of Meshullam, the Benjamite chieftain at the time of the captivity (l Chronicles 9:5, A.V. "Shephathiah"). B.C. ante 588. See No. 8.

7 . Son of Mattan, and one of the princes who advised Zedekiah to put Jeremiah to death ( Jeremiah 38:1). B.C. 589.

8. An Israelite whose descendants (or perhaps a place whose inhabitants) to the number of three hundred and. seventy-two returned with Zerubbabel from Babylon ( Ezra 2:4;  Nehemiah 7:9). B.C. ante 536. He is apparently the same with him whose descendants to the number of eighty males returned under the leadership of Zebadiah, with Ezra ( Ezra 1:3;  Ezra 1:8). Whether he was identical with No. 6 is uncertain.

9. One of "Solomon s servants" whose descendants returned from Babylon under Zeriubbabel ( Ezra 2:57;  Nehemiah 7:59).B.C. ante 536.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

shef - a - tı̄´a , shḗ - fat´ya ( שׁפטיה , shephaṭyah , "Yah has judged"):

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

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

(3) A B enjamite, 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 f;   Nehemiah 7:59 f); "Saphat" in 1 Esdras 5:9 and "Saphatias" in 1 Esdras 8:34.

(8) A P erezzite (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 ).

Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature

Shephatiah, 1

Shephati´ah (whom Jehovah defends), a son of David by Abital .

Shephatiah, 2

Shephatiah, one of the nobles who urged Zedekiah to put Jeremiah to death .

Shephatiah, 3

Shephatiah, one of the heads of families who settled in Jerusalem after the exile .

Shephatiah, 4

Shephatiah, the head of one of the families, numbering three hundred and seventy-two persons, of the returned exiles .

Shephatiah, 5

Shephatiah, a son of King Jehoshaphat .

Shephatiah, 6

Shephatiah, one of the chief of those valiant men who went to David when at Ziklag .

Shephatiah, 7

Shephatiah, the governor of the tribe of Simeon in the time of David .