שְׁפַטְיָהוּ

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.4

§ Shephatiah = "Jehovah has judged"

1) a son of David by Abital; David's 5th son

2) head of a family of exiles returning from Babylon with Zerubbabel

3) another head of a family of exiles returning from Babylon with Zerubbabel

4) a Judaite, son of Mahalaleel and father of Amariah

5) a prince of Judah, son of Mattan and one of the counsellors who advised king Zedekiah of Judah to kill the prophet Jeremiah…