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Shaphan in Wikipedia

Shaphan is a scribe mentioned in the Old Testament (II Kings 22:8-10). When the chief Temple priest Hilkiah discovers an ancient Torah scroll, he gives it to the scribe Shaphan, who in turn brings in to King Josiah. Josiah reads it aloud to a crowd in Jerusalem, resulting in a great religious revival. Many scholars believe this was either a co...

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Shaphan Scripture - Jeremiah 40:5

Now while he was not yet gone back, [he said], Go back also to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people: or go wheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a reward, and let him...

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Shaphan Scripture - 2 Kings 22:9

And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD....

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Shaphan Scripture - Jeremiah 29:3

By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon) saying,...

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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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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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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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Shaphan in Easton's Bible Dictionary

a coney, a scribe or secretary of king Josiah (2 Kings 22:3- 7). He consulted Huldah concerning the newly-discovered copy of the law which was delivered to him by Hilkiah the priest (8-14). His grandson Gedaliah was governor of Judea (25:22)....

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Shaphan in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

("the jerboa'.) 2 Kings 22:3; 2 Kings 22:12; Jeremiah 29:8; Jeremiah 36:10-12; Jeremiah 39:14; Jeremiah 40:5; Jeremiah 40:9; Jeremiah 40:11; Jeremiah 41:2; Jeremiah 43:6; Ezekiel 8:11. Sent by king Josiah, With the governor of the city and the recorder, to Hilkiah to take account of the money collected for repairing the temple. Hilkiah gave th...

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