A town in the territory of Judah.
About Netophah
Netophah was a place near Bethlehem in the Old Testament. A Netophathite was someone who came from that place.
Two of David’s thirty mighty warriors came from Netophah (2 Samuel 23:28–29; 1 Chronicles 11:30; 27:13–15). Seraiah, one of the army leaders who met Gedaliah after Jerusalem fell to Babylon in 586 BC, was also a Netophathite (2 Kings 25:23; Jeremiah 40:8).
Key References
the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188;
the men of Netophah, 56;
All Scripture References (12)
2 Samuel (2)
Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjamites,
2 Kings (1)
When all the commanders of the armies and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah as governor, they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah son of the Maacathite, as well as their men.
1 Chronicles (5)
The descendants of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites,
Obadiah son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.
Maharai the Netophathite, Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite,
The tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai the Netophathite, a Zerahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
The twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, from the family of Othniel. There were 24,000 men in his division.
Ezra (1)
the men of Netophah, 56;
Nehemiah (2)
the men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188;
The singers were also assembled from the region around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites,
Jeremiah (1)
they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah son of the Maacathite—they and their men.