Shephatiah

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

“Shephatiah” means 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.)
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