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Shaphat in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(judge). 1.The Simeonite spy, son of Hori. Nu 13:5 (B.C. 1490). 2. The father of the prophet Elisha. 1Ki 19:18,19; 2Ki 3:11; 6:31 (B.C. before 900.) 3. One of the six sons of Shemaiah in the royal line of Judah. 1Ch 3:22 (B.C. 350.) 4. One of the chiefs of the Gadites in Bashan. 1Ch 5:12 (B.C. 750.) 5. The son of Adlai, who was over David's...

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Sharezer in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

("the king protects".) Sennaeherib's son and murderer, with Adrammelech. Moses of Chorene mills him Sanasar, and says the Armenian king to whom he fled gave him a tract of land where his descendants became numerous....

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Shaphan in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

sha'-fan (shaphan, "rockbadger," English Versions of the Bible "coney"; Saphphan): An old totem clan name (so W.R. Smith; compare, however, the article TOTEMISM; Gray, Gray, Studies in Hebrew Proper Names, 103 ff, and Jacob's Studies in Biblical Archaeology, 84 ff). (1) Son of Azaliah and scribe of King Josiah. He received from Hilkiah the Boo...

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Shaphat in Easton's Bible Dictionary

judge. (1.) One of the spies. He represented the tribe of Simeon (Num. 13:5). (2.) The father of Elisha (1 Kings 19:16-19). (3.) One of David's chief herdsmen (1 Chr. 27:29)....

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Sharezer in Hitchcock's Bible Names

overseer of the treasury...

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Shaphan in Naves Topical Bible

-1. A scribe of King Josiah 2Ki 22:3-14; 2Ch 34:8-20 Father of Gemariah Jer 36:10-12 -2. The father of Ahikam and the grandfather of Gedaliah 2Ki 22:12; 25:22; 2Ch 34:20; Jer 26:24; 39:14; 40:5,9,11; 41:2; 43:6 -3. Father of Elasah Jer 29:3 -4. Father of Jaazaniah Eze 8:11...

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Shaphat in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

("judge".) 1. Numbers 13:5. 2. 1 Kings 19:16; 1 Kings 19:19. 3. 1 Chronicles 3:22. 4. 1 Chronicles 5:12. 5. 1 Chronicles 27:29....

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Shavsha in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

shav'-sha (shawsha'; in 2 Sam 20:25, Kethibh, sheya', Kere, shewa', English Versions of the Bible "Sheva," are refuted by the Septuagint; in 2 Sam 8:15-18, in other respects identical with Chronicles, "Seraiah" is found; the Septuagint varies greatly in all passages; it is the general consensus that Shavsha is correct): State secretary or scri...

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Shaphan in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(coney), the scribe or secretary of King Josiah. 2Ki 22:3,14; 2Ch 34:8,20 (B.C. 628.) He appears on an equality with the governor of the city and the royal recorder. 2Ki 22:4; 2Ch 34:9...

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Shaphat in Hitchcock's Bible Names

judge...

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