Japhia

King of Lachish, defeated by Joshua

A written article for Japhia is still to come. Below and alongside: where Japhia appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1600 BC
    1400 BC
  • Japhia
    c. 1450 BC

Original word

  • יָפִיעַ japhia
    H3309
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Where Japhia appears in Scripture

Joshua 10

וַיִּשְׁלַח אֲדֹֽנִי-צֶדֶק מֶלֶךְ יְרֽוּשָׁלִַם אֶל-הוֹהָם מֶֽלֶךְ-חֶבְרוֹן וְאֶל-פִּרְאָם מֶֽלֶךְ-יַרְמוּת וְאֶל-יָפִיעַ מֶֽלֶךְ-לָכִישׁ וְאֶל-דְּבִיר מֶֽלֶךְ-עֶגְלוֹן לֵאמֹֽר׃
3
Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,

Joshua 19

וְשָׁב מִשָּׂרִיד קֵדְמָה מִזְרַח הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ עַל-גְּבוּל כִּסְלֹת תָּבֹר וְיָצָא אֶל-הַדָּֽבְרַת וְעָלָה יָפִֽיעַ׃
12
And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of Chisloth-tabor, and then goeth out to Daberath, and goeth up to Japhia,

2 Samuel 5

וְיִבְחָר וֶֽאֱלִישׁוּעַ וְנֶפֶג וְיָפִֽיעַ׃
15
Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

1 Chronicles 3

וְנֹגַהּ וְנֶפֶג וְיָפִֽיעַ׃
7
And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

1 Chronicles 14

וְנֹגַהּ וְנֶפֶג וְיָפִֽיעַ׃
6
And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,