Bible Person

Shephatiah

Meaning: the Lord that judges · Male · 1 cross reference

This Shephathiah entry refers to the prince over Simeon in David's administrative list, not to Jehoshaphat's son, the Benjamite supporter, or the Judahite ancestor in Nehemiah 11. He belongs to the structured leadership of the united monarchy. First appears in 1 Chr 27:16.1

AI summary: This Shephathiah matters because his single cross reference places him among the officers representing Israel's tribes under David. The entry shows that royal administration worked through named regional leaders as well as central court figures. Taken together, the material presents this Shephathiah as a tribal officer in David's administrative order.1

Central Figure

Shephatiah

Meaning: the Lord that judges

A Simeonite prince in David’s time (1 Chr.