Shephatiah. [Shephati'ah]

1. Fifth son of David by Abital. 2 Sam. 3: 4; 1 Chr. 3: 3.

2. The Haruphite who joined David at Ziklag. 1 Chr. 12: 5.

3. Son of Maachah and a chief of the Simeonites. 1 Chr. 27: 16.

4. Son of King Jehoshaphat. 2 Chr. 21: 2.

5. Ancestor of some who returned from exile. Ezra 2: 4; Ezra 8: 8;

Neh. 7: 9.

6 . Another ancestor of some who returned from exile. Ezra 2: 57; Neh. 7: 59.

7. Son of Mahalaleel. Neh. 11: 4.

8 . Son of Mattan: one of the princes who urged the king to put Jeremiah to death. Jer. 38: 1.