Shaphat

Father of Elisha the prophet

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

  • 1000 BC
    800 BC
  • Shaphat
    906 BC to 893 BC

Original word

  • שָׁפָט shaphat
    H8202
Relationships
Son: Elisha
Citations
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Where Shaphat appears in Scripture

Numbers 13

לְמַטֵּה שִׁמְעוֹן שָׁפָט בֶּן-חוֹרִֽי׃
5
Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.

1 Kings 19

וְאֵת יֵהוּא בֶן-נִמְשִׁי תִּמְשַׁח לְמֶלֶךְ עַל-יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאֶת-אֱלִישָׁע בֶּן-שָׁפָט מֵֽאָבֵל מְחוֹלָה תִּמְשַׁח לְנָבִיא תַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃
16
And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.
וַיֵּלֶךְ מִשָּׁם וַיִּמְצָא אֶת-אֱלִישָׁע בֶּן-שָׁפָט וְהוּא חֹרֵשׁ שְׁנֵים-עָשָׂר צְמָדִים לְפָנָיו וְהוּא בִּשְׁנֵים הֶֽעָשָׂר וַיַּֽעֲבֹר אֵֽלִיָּהוּ אֵלָיו וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ אַדַּרְתּוֹ אֵלָֽיו׃
19
So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.

2 Kings 3

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֽוֹשָׁפָט הַאֵין פֹּה נָבִיא לַֽיהוָה וְנִדְרְשָׁה אֶת-יְהוָה מֵֽאוֹתוֹ וַיַּעַן אֶחָד מֵֽעַבְדֵי מֶֽלֶךְ-יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר פֹּה אֱלִישָׁע בֶּן-שָׁפָט אֲשֶׁר-יָצַק מַיִם עַל-יְדֵי אֵֽלִיָּֽהוּ׃
11
But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may inquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.

2 Kings 6

וַיֹּאמֶר כֹּֽה-יַעֲשֶׂה-לִּי אֱלֹהִים וְכֹה יוֹסִף אִֽם-יַעֲמֹד רֹאשׁ אֱלִישָׁע בֶּן-שָׁפָט עָלָיו הַיּֽוֹם׃
31
Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.

1 Chronicles 3

וּבְנֵי שְׁכַנְיָה שְׁמַֽעְיָה וּבְנֵי שְׁמַֽעְיָה חַטּוּשׁ וְיִגְאָל וּבָרִיחַ וּנְעַרְיָה וְשָׁפָט שִׁשָּֽׁה׃
22
And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah: and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.

1 Chronicles 5

יוֹאֵל הָרֹאשׁ וְשָׁפָם הַמִּשְׁנֶה וְיַעְנַי וְשָׁפָט בַּבָּשָֽׁן׃
12
Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan.

1 Chronicles 27

וְעַל-הַבָּקָר הָֽרֹעִים בַּשָּׁרוֹן ‫(שטרי)‬ שִׁרְטַי הַשָּֽׁרוֹנִי וְעַל-הַבָּקָר בָּֽעֲמָקִים שָׁפָט בֶּן-עַדְלָֽי׃
29
And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai: