Bible Strands
Shephatiah
the name means Jah has judged Strong's Lexicon
Shephatiah, the son of Mattan, an official during King Zedekiah's reign who opposed Jeremiah.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Judged of the Lord. (1.) A son of David by Abital (2 Sam. 3:4).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
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Mattan
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at Jeremiah 38:1.
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Verses that name Shephatiah
- Jeremiah 38:1 Now Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jucal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malchijah heard that Jeremiah had been telling all the people: