Benjamite who lived in Jerusalem
Shephatiah
Named in 1 verse of 1 Chronicles, first in 1 Chronicles 9:8.
שְׁפַטְיָהוּShephatiah
The name means “the Lord that judges.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Shephatiah Written by AI
Shephatiah is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 9:8 as one of the Benjamites who lived in Jerusalem. He is described as a descendant of Jeroham. This passage lists the inhabitants of Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile, indicating that Shephatiah was among those who resettled in the city. Being a Benjamite, he belonged to one of the tribes of Israel that had traditionally inhabited the area around Jerusalem.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
This entry is on the name Shephatiah, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.
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).
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(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.
(7.) One of the princes who urged the putting of Jeremiah to death (Jer. 38:1-4).
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
Where the Bible names him
- 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;
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