Shephatiah Summary
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Shephatiah, the fifth son of David, born to him and his wife Abital in Hebron.
fifth-born son of King David (2SA 3:4)
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Names
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Shephatiah
the Lord that judges
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Shephatiah
· Also called · H8203 none · 2SA 3:4 y-h-v-h has judged
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שְׁפַטְיָה
shəfatəyah · H8203 · 2SA 3:4 y-h-v-h has judged
- he שְׁפַטְיָהוּ · H8203G
- el Σαβατια Sabatia · none · 2SA 3:4
- bg Сафатия
Birth
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Dates and sources (2)
Absolute years are conditional chronological estimates. A biblical passage may state an age or event, but does not by itself establish a BCE year. Different calendar systems are preserved separately.
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Birth BibleData Matches the current date; this is not historical verificationAH with conditional Ussher anchor:
2956→ ≈ 1049 BCSource record and calculation
Birth_Shephatiah_1·event_year_ahbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 231The year of Shephatiah_1's birth is the year his older brother, Adonijah_1, was born (2955) + 1 year (hypothesis) = 2956*HYPOTHESIS: Shephathiah was born one year after AdonijahSHA-256:42ead06bef14df5afb407e016ee24928f2b9676f00c9179f1a428b245bd72b32 -
Birth BibleData Alternative estimateBibleData BCE year:
1006→ ≈ 1006 BCSource record and calculation
Birth_Shephatiah_1·bce_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 231The year of Shephatiah_1's birth is the year his older brother, Adonijah_1, was born (2955) + 1 year (hypothesis) = 2956*HYPOTHESIS: Shephathiah was born one year after AdonijahSHA-256:42ead06bef14df5afb407e016ee24928f2b9676f00c9179f1a428b245bd72b32
Family of origin
- Father: David (≈ 70)
- Mother: Abital
- Half-brother: Amnon (≈ 18)
- Half-brother: Daniel
- Half-sister: Tamar
- Half-brother: Absalom (≈ 24)
- Half-brother: Adonijah
- Half-brother: Ithream
- Half-brother: Solomon (≈ 60)
- Half-brother: Nathan
- Half-brother: Shammua
- Half-brother: Eliphalet
- Half-brother: Elpalet
- Half-brother: Elishua
- Half-brother: Eliada
- Half-brother: Ibhar
- Half-brother: Jerimoth
- Half-brother: Japhia
- Half-brother: Elishama
- Half-brother: Nepheg
- Half-brother: Nogah
- Half-brother: Shobab
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Shephatiah Article
STEPBible TIPNR
Shephatiah was the fifth son of King David, born to him and his wife Abital during his reign in Hebron, as mentioned in 2Sa 3:4 and 1Ch 3:3. He was born before David's ascension to the throne over all Israel and the establishment of Jerusalem as the capital. Shephatiah is listed among David's six sons born in Hebron, along with Amnon, Chileab (Daniel), Absalom, Adonijah, and Ithream. Each of these sons was born to a different wife of David. Beyond his birth and lineage, no other details are provided about Shephatiah's life or any significant role he may have played in the kingdom.
Sources: BibleData (CC BY 4.0, Shephatiah_1) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Shephatiah@2Sa.3.4-1Ch) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, shephatiah_2657)