Dictionary Article

1. One of six sons born to David during his seven-year reign at Hebron. Shephatiah’s mother was Abital, one of David’s wives (2 Sm 3:4; 1 Chr 3:3).

Show passage in OET: SA2 3:4

OET-RV SA2 3:4

4 The fourth was Adoniyah (son of Hagit), the fifth was Shefatyah (son of Avital),

OET-LV SA2 3:4

4 And_was_the_fourth ʼAdoniy^yāh the _son _of Ḩaggit and_was_the_fifth Shəfaţ^yāh the _son _of ʼAⱱīţal.

Show passage in OET: CH1 3:3

OET-RV CH1 3:3

3 the fifth Shefatyah by Avital, the sixth Yitream by his wife Eglah.

OET-LV CH1 3:3

3 The_fifth was_Shəfaţ^yāh of_ʼAⱱīţal the_sixth was_Yitrəˊām/(Ithream) of_ˊEglāh his/its_wife/woman.

Jump to OET SA2 3:4 section.

Jump to OET CH1 3:3 section.

2. Benjaminite and the father of Meshullam, a returnee to Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity (1 Chr 9:8).

Show passage in OET: CH1 9:8

OET-RV CH1 9:8

8 Yivneyah (Yeroham’s son), Elah (who was Uzi’s son, Uzi was Mikri’s son), and Meshulam (who was Shefatyah’s son, Shefatyah was Re’uel’s son, Re’uel was Yivniyah’s son).

OET-LV CH1 9:8

8 And_Yiⱱnə^yāh/(Ibneiah) the _son _of Yəroḩām/(Jeroham) and_ʼĒlāh the _son _of ˊUzziy the _son _of Mikri and_Məshullām the _son _of Shəfaţ^yāh the _son _of Rəˊū^ʼēl the _son _of Yiⱱniy^yāh/(Ibnijah).

Jump to OET CH1 9:8 section.

3. Haruphite from Benjamin’s tribe and one of the men of military prowess who came to David’s support at Ziklag (1 Chr 12:5).

Show passage in OET: CH1 12:5

OET-RV CH1 12:5

5 Eleuzay, Yerimot, Be’alyah, Shemaryah, Shefatyah (from Haruf city),

OET-LV CH1 12:6

6  ʼElˊūzay and_Yərīmōt/(Jerimoth) and_Bəˊal^yāh and_Shəmar^yāh and_Shəfaţ^yāh the.

Jump to OET CH1 12:5 section.

4. Son of Maacah and chief official of the Simeonites during David’s reign (1 Chr 27:16).

Show passage in OET: CH1 27:16

OET-RV CH1 27:16

16 There were certain tribal leaders over each of Yisrael’s (Israel) tribes:

•

Zikri’s son Eliezer was the leader of the tribe of Re’uven.

•

Ma’akah’s son Shefatyah was the leader of the tribe of Shim’on (Simeon).

OET-LV CH1 27:16

16 And_over the _tribes _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) for_Rəʼūⱱēnite[s] was_chief ʼElīˊezer the _son _of Zikrī for_Shimˊōnite[s] Shəfaţ^yāh the _son _of Maˊₐkāh.

Jump to OET CH1 27:16 section.

5. One of the seven sons of King Jehoshaphat of Judah (872–848 BC) and the brother of Jehoram who became sole regent (853–841 BC) after his father’s death (2 Chr 21:1-2).

Show passage in OET: CH2 21:1–2

OET-RV CH2 21:1

21 Then Yehoshafat died and was buried with his ancestors in ‘The City of David’, and his son Yehoram (Jehoram) replaced him as king.

OET-RV CH2 21:2

2 Yehoram’s (Jehoram) younger brothers were Azaryah, Yehiel, Zekaryah (Zechariah), Azaryah, Mika’el (Michael), and Shefatyah,

OET-LV CH2 21:1

21 And_ Yəhōshāfāţ/(Jehoshaphat) _he _lay _down with ancestors _of_his and_he _was _buried with ancestors _of_his in_the _city _of Dāvid and_ Yəhōrām/(Jehoram) his/its_son _he _became _king in_place _of _him.

OET-LV CH2 21:2

2 And_to/for_him/it brothers the _sons _of Yəhōshāfāţ ˊAzar^yāh and_Yəḩī^ʼēl/(Jehiel) and_Zəkar^yāh and_ˊAzar^yāhu and_Mīkā^ʼēl and_Shəfaţ^yāh all _of these were_the _sons _of Yəhōshāfāţ the _king _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

Jump to OET CH2 21:1–2 section.

6. Forefather of 372 descendants who returned with Zerubbabel to Judah following the exile (Ezr 2:4; Neh 7:9). Later, 81 members of Shephatiah’s house accompanied Ezra back to Palestine during the reign of King Artaxerxes I of Persia (464–424 BC; Ezr 8:8).

Show passage in OET: EZR 2:4

OET-RV EZR 2:4

• 4 372 descendants of Shefatyah,

OET-LV EZR 2:4

4 The _descendants _of Shəfaţ^yāh three hundred(s) seventy and_two.

Show passage in OET: NEH 7:9

OET-RV NEH 7:9

• 9 372 descendants of Shefatyah,

OET-LV NEH 7:9

9 The _descendants _of Shəfaţ^yāh three hundred(s) seventy and_two.

Show passage in OET: EZR 8:8

OET-RV EZR 8:8

• 8 from the descendants of Shefatyah: Mika’el’s (Michael) son Zevadyah and eighty other men;

OET-LV EZR 8:8

8 And_of_the _descendants _of Shəfaţ^yāh Zəⱱad^yāh the _son _of Mīkā^ʼēl and_with_him were_eighty the_males.

Jump to OET EZR 2:4 section.

Jump to OET NEH 7:9 section.

Jump to OET EZR 8:8 section.

7. Founder of a household of Solomon’s servants that returned with Zerubbabel to Judah after the Babylonian captivity (Ezr 2:57; Neh 7:59).

Show passage in OET: EZR 2:57

OET-RV EZR 2:57

• 57 the descendants of Shefatyah, Hatil, Pokeret Tsevayim, and Ami.

OET-LV EZR 2:57

57 The _descendants _of Shəfaţ^yāh the _descendants _of Ḩaţţil the _descendants _of Pokeret- Tsəⱱāyīm the _descendants _of ʼĀmī.

Show passage in OET: NEH 7:59

OET-RV NEH 7:59

• 59 and the descendants of Shefatyah, Hatil, Pokeret -Hatsvayim, and Amon.

OET-LV NEH 7:59

59 The _descendants _of Shəfaţ^yāh the _descendants _of Ḩaţţil the _descendants _of Pokeret- Tsəⱱāyīm the _descendants _of ʼĀmōn.

Jump to OET EZR 2:57 section.

Jump to OET NEH 7:59 section.

8. Descendant of Perez and an ancestor of a Judahite family living in Jerusalem during the postexilic period (Neh 11:4).

Show passage in OET: NEH 11:4

OET-RV NEH 11:4

4 as well as some of Yehudah’s and Benyamin’s descendants.
¶ Yehudah’s descendants in Yerushalem included:

•

Atayah (son of Uziyah, son of Zekaryah (Zechariah), son of Amaryah, son of Shefatyah, son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perets),

OET-LV NEH 11:4

4 And_in_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) from_(the)_sons of _Yəhūdāh and_some_of _the _descendants _of Binyāmīn they _dwelt from_(the)_sons of _Yəhūdāh ˊAtā^yāh the _son _of ˊUzziy^yāh the _son _of Zəkar^yāh the _son _of ʼAmar^yāh the _son _of Shəfaţ^yāh the _son _of Mahₐlal^ʼēl from_(the)_sons of _Pereʦ.

Jump to OET NEH 11:4 section.

9. Son of Mattan and a prince of Judah during the reign of King Zedekiah (597–586 BC). Annoyed with Jeremiah’s prophecies of doom for Jerusalem, Shephatiah (with Gedaliah, Jucal, and Pashhur) tried to put him to death. With Zedekiah’s permission, they hoped to achieve their ends by imprisoning Jeremiah in a cistern (Jer 38:1).

Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary