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Shaphat

From: Concise Bible Dictionary: S By: George A. Morrish

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1. Son of Hori, a Simeonite (Num. 13:5⁵Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori. (Numbers 13:5)).

2. Father of Elisha the prophet (1 Kings 19:16,19¹⁶And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room. (1 Kings 19:16)
¹⁹So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him. (1 Kings 19:19); 2 Kings 3:11¹¹But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may inquire of the Lord by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah. (2 Kings 3:11); 2 Kings 6:31³¹Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day. (2 Kings 6:31)).

3. Son of Shemaiah, a descendant of David (1 Chron. 3:22²²And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah: and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six. (1 Chronicles 3:22)).

4. A chief of the tribe of Gad (1 Chron. 5:12¹²Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan. (1 Chronicles 5:12)).

5. Son of Adlai and one of David’s chief herdsmen (1 Chron. 27:29²⁹And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai: (1 Chronicles 27:29)).

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