Shephatiah

Shephatiah - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)

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.

(6.) Ezra 2:57; Neh. 7:59.

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

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

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.)