Shaphat in the Bible

Meaning: judge

Exact Match

and Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint king over Israel; and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt thou anoint prophet in thy stead.

Verse ConceptsAnointing KingsExchanging Of LeadersMaking Kings

And he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was ploughing with twelve yokes before him, and he with the twelfth; and Elijah went over to him, and cast his mantle on him.

Verse ConceptsFarmersCloaksCovering The BodyYokesCultivationPloughingOuter GarmentsPloughmenTwelve Animals

So Jehoshaphat said - Is there not, here, a prophet of Yahweh, that we may enquire of Yahweh, from him? Then answered one of the servants of the king of Israel, and said, Here, is Elisha son of Shaphat, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.

Verse Conceptsenquiring of GodGod, Will OfPouring WaterNamed Prophets Of The Lord

And he said, God do so, and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall remain on him this day!

Verse ConceptsRemoving HeadsKilling ProphetsSkulls

and, the sons of Shecaniah, Shemaiah, - and, the sons of Shemaiah, Hattush, and Igal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat - six;

Joel was the chief and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan.

And, over the herds that pastured in Sharon, was Shitrai, the Sharonite. And, over the herds in the vales, Shaphat, son of Adlai.

Verse ConceptsValleysHerds

Thematic Bible



And on Jehu, son of Nimshi, making him king over Israel; and on Elisha, the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah, to be prophet in your place.

So he went away from there and came across Elisha, the son of Shaphat, ploughing with twelve yoke of oxen, he himself walking with the twelfth; and Elijah went up to him and put his robe on him.

But Jehoshaphat said, Is there no prophet of the Lord here, through whom we may get directions from the Lord? And one of the king of Israel's men said in answer, Elisha, the son of Shaphat, is here, who was servant to Elijah.

Then he said, May God's punishment come on me if Elisha, the son of Shaphat, keeps his head on his body after this day.


And Shitrai the Sharonite was responsible for the herds in the grass-lands of Sharon, and Shaphat, the son of Adlai, for those in the valleys;


And the sons of Shecaniah: Shemaiah; and the sons of Shemaiah: Hattush and Igal and Bariah and Neariah and Shaphat, six.


Joel the chief, and Shapham the second, and Janai and Shaphat in Bashan;


Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat, the son of Hori.


References

Hastings

Easton

American

Fausets

Morish

Smith

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain