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Shephatiah

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By: George A. Morrish

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1. Fifth son of David by Abital (2 Sam. 3:4⁴And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital; (2 Samuel 3:4); 1 Chron. 3:3³The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife. (1 Chronicles 3:3)).

2. The Haruphite who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chron. 12:5⁵Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite, (1 Chronicles 12:5)).

3. Son of Maachah and a chief of the Simeonites (1 Chron. 27:16¹⁶Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah: (1 Chronicles 27:16)).

4. Son of King Jehoshaphat (2 Chron. 21:2²And he had brethren the sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah: all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel. (2 Chronicles 21:2)).

5. Ancestor of some who returned from exile (Ezra 2:4⁴The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two. (Ezra 2:4); Ezra 8:8⁸And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males. (Ezra 8:8); Neh. 7:9⁹The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two. (Nehemiah 7:9)).

6. Another ancestor of some who returned from exile (Ezra 2:57⁵⁷The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami. (Ezra 2:57); Neh. 7:59⁵⁹The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon. (Nehemiah 7:59)).

7. Son of Mahalaleel (Neh. 11:4⁴And at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children of Perez; (Nehemiah 11:4)).

8. Son of Mattan: one of the princes who urged the king to put Jeremiah to death (Jer. 38:1¹Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying, (Jeremiah 38:1)).

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