Shaphat

This term has multiple meanings in the Bible:

  1. A Simeonite and a son of Hori. One of the 12 spies sent by Moses to explore the land of Canaan (Numbers 13:5).

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  2. The father of the prophet Elisha from the town of Abel-meholah (1 Kings 19:16, 19; 2 Kings 3:11; 6:31).

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  3. The youngest of the six sons of Shemaiah from the tribe of Judah and a descendant of King David (1 Chronicles 3:22).

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  4. A Gadite chief in Bashan, a region west of the Jordan River (1 Chronicles 5:12).

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  5. A son of Adlai and a member of the staff of King David. Shaphat was in charge of David's cattle in the valleys (1 Chronicles 27:29).

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From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.

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