Shephatiah

Passages on this topic

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), a historical reference index. The groupings are Nave’s; the verses are shown in the text used across this site.

1. Son of David

• 2 Samuel 3:4 his fourth was Adonijah, the son of Haggith; his fifth was Shephatiah, the son of Abital;
• 1 Chronicles 3:3 the fifth was Shephatiah by Abital; and the sixth was Ithream by his wife Eglah.

2. A Benjamite, father of Meshullam

• 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;

3. A valiant man who joined David at Ziklag

• 1 Chronicles 12:5 Eluzai, Jerimoth, Bealiah, Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite;

4. A ruler of the tribe of Simeon

• 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;

5. Son of Jehoshaphat

• 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.

6. The name of two men, ancestors of families which returned to Jerusalem from the captivity in Babylon

• Ezra 2:4 the descendants of Shephatiah, 372;
• Ezra 2:57 the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Ami.
• Ezra 8:8 from the descendants of Shephatiah, Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him 80 men;
• Nehemiah 7:9 the descendants of Shephatiah, 372;
• Nehemiah 7:59 the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Amon.

7. A descendant of Perez

• Nehemiah 11:4 while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem.) From the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez;

8. An enemy of Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 38:1 Now Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jucal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malchijah heard that Jeremiah had been telling all the people:
• Jeremiah 38:4 Then the officials said to the king, “This man ought to die, for he is discouraging the warriors who remain in this city, as well as all the people, by speaking such words to them; this man is not seeking the well-being of these people, but their ruin.”