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Shephatiah

שְׁפַטְיָה/shef-uh-TY-uh/

“Yahweh Has Judged”

Summary

A name borne by numerous Israelites including a son of David, a prince who opposed Jeremiah, and several ancestral heads of families.

☩Son of David

Shephatiah was the fifth son of David, born to his wife Abital during his reign in Hebron. He was among those sons born before David became king over all Israel.

Key verses:2 Samuel 3:41 Chronicles 3:3

☩Other Notable Bearers

A Benjamite warrior named Shephatiah joined David at Ziklag during his flight from Saul. Another Shephatiah was prince of the Simeonites during David's reign. One of Jehoshaphat's sons bore this name and was given great gifts by his father.

Key verses:1 Chronicles 12:51 Chronicles 27:162 Chronicles 21:2

☩Opponent of Jeremiah

During the final days of Jerusalem, a Shephatiah son of Mattan was among the princes who urged King Zedekiah to put Jeremiah to death for prophesying the city's fall, claiming he was weakening the hands of the soldiers. They cast Jeremiah into a muddy cistern to die.

Key verses:Jeremiah 38:1Jeremiah 38:4

☩Returned Exiles

Two families bearing this name returned from Babylonian exile: one with 372 members under Zerubbabel and later 80 more with Ezra; another was among 'Solomon's servants' whose descendants returned.

Key verses:Ezra 2:4Ezra 2:57Ezra 8:8Nehemiah 7:9

Related Verses13 mentions

1 Chronicles· 3 verses

3:312:527:16

Ezra· 3 verses

2:42:578:8

Nehemiah· 3 verses

7:97:5911:4

Jeremiah· 2 verses

38:138:4

References

  1. 1.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Shephatiah," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
  2. 2.John McClintock and James Strong, "Shephatiah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IX (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  3. 3.George Morrish, "Shephatiah," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
  4. 4.John McClintock and James Strong, "Shephatiah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IX (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  5. 5.John McClintock and James Strong, "Shephatiah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IX (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  6. 6.James Orr (ed.), "Shephatiah," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. IV (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
  7. 7.John McClintock and James Strong, "Shephatiah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IX (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  8. 8.John McClintock and James Strong, "Shephatiah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IX (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).