Topic
Shephatiah
17 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 2 Samuel 3:4Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. Son of David
And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
- 1 Chronicles 12:5Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 3. A valiant man who joined David at Ziklag
Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,
- 2 Chronicles 21:2Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 5. Son of Jehoshaphat
And he had brethren 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.
- Ezra 2:4Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 6. The name of two men, ancestors of families which returned to Jerusalem from the captivity in Babylon
The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.
- 1 Chronicles 3:3Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. Son of David
The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.
- 1 Chronicles 27:16Easton · ISBE · Nave 4. A ruler of the tribe of Simeon
¶ Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah:
- Ezra 2:57Easton · ISBE · Nave 6. The name of two men, ancestors of families which returned to Jerusalem from the captivity in Babylon
The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami.
- Ezra 8:8Smith · ISBE · Nave 6. The name of two men, ancestors of families which returned to Jerusalem from the captivity in Babylon
And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males.
- Nehemiah 7:9Smith · ISBE · Nave 6. The name of two men, ancestors of families which returned to Jerusalem from the captivity in Babylon
The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.
- Nehemiah 7:59Easton · ISBE · Nave 6. The name of two men, ancestors of families which returned to Jerusalem from the captivity in Babylon
The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon.
- Nehemiah 11:4Smith · ISBE · Nave 7. A descendant of Perez
And at Jerusalem dwelt 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 Mahalaleel, of the children of Perez;
- Jeremiah 38:1Smith · ISBE · Nave 8. An enemy of Jeremiah
Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying,
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- 1 Chronicles 9:8 ISBE · Nave 2. A Benjamite, father of Meshullam
- Jeremiah 38:1–4 Easton
- Jeremiah 38:4 Nave 8. An enemy of Jeremiah
- 1 Esdras 5:9 ISBE
- 1 Esdras 8:34 ISBE
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 8 references
Judged of the Lord. (1.) A son of David by Abital (2 Sam. 3:4).
(2.) A Benjamite who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:5).
(3.) A Simeonite prince in David’s time (1 Chr. 27:16).
(4.) One of Jehoshaphat’s sons (2 Chr. 21:2).
(5.) Ezra 2:4.
(7.) One of the princes who urged the putting of Jeremiah to death (Jer. 38:1-4).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 10 references
- 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.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 15 references
shef-a-ti'-a, she-fat'-ya (shephaTyah, "Yah has judged"):
(1) A son of David, by Abital (2Sa 3:4; 1Ch 3:3).
(2) A Benjamite, father of Meshullam, of Jerusalem (1Ch 9:8).
(3) A Benjamite, who joined David at Ziklag (1Ch 12:5).
(4) A prince of the Simeonites in the time of David (1Ch 27:16).
(5) A son of King Jehoshaphat (2Ch 21:2).
(6) A family, 372 of whom returned with Zerubbabel (Ezr 2:4; Ne 7:9); 80 more males of this family, with their head, returned with Ezra (Ezr 8:8).
(7) A servant of Solomon, 392 of whose descendants returned with Zerubbabel (Ezr 2:57 f; Ne 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 (Ne 11:4).
(9) A son of Mattan, a contemporary of Jeremiah (Jer 38:1).
James Orr
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 14 references, grouped by sub-topic
- 1. Son of David 2Sa 3:4; 1Ch 3:3
- 2. A Benjamite, father of Meshullam 1Ch 9:8
- 3. A valiant man who joined David at Ziklag 1Ch 12:5
- 4. A ruler of the tribe of Simeon 1Ch 27:16
- 5. Son of Jehoshaphat 2Ch 21:2
- 6. The name of two men, ancestors of families which returned to Jerusalem from the captivity in Babylon Ezr 2:4,57; 8:8; Ne 7:9,59
- 7. A descendant of Perez Ne 11:4
- 8. An enemy of Jeremiah Jer 38:1,4
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.