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    8 others in the registry answer to the name Shephatiah. Every Shephatiah in the Bible

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    Shephatiah

    שְׁפַטְיָהוּ

    Shephatiah, the fifth son of David, born to him and his wife Abital in Hebron.

    verses
    2
    first named
    2 Samuel 3:4
    last named
    1 Chronicles 3:3
    period
    United Monarchy
    tribe
    Judah

    Description

    Who was Shephatiah?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Shephatiah was the fifth son of King David, born to him and his wife Abital during his reign in Hebron, as mentioned in 2Sa.3.4 and 1Ch.3.3. He was born before David's ascension to the throne over all Israel and the establishment of Jerusalem as the capital. Shephatiah is listed among David's six sons born in Hebron, along with Amnon, Chileab (Daniel), Absalom, Adonijah, and Ithream. Each of these sons was born to a different wife of David. Beyond his birth and lineage, no other details are provided about Shephatiah's life or any significant role he may have played in the kingdom.

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    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Shephatiah10 of 24 entities the graph connects to Shephatiah, in 3 groups: kinship 8, company 1, events 1. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.DavidChild of · 1 event · 964 versesSolomonSibling of · 272 versesAbsalomSibling of · 1 event · 92 versesAdonijahSibling of · 1 event · 24 versesAmnonSibling of · 21 versesTamarSibling of · 13 versesNathanSibling of · 5 versesEliadaSibling of · 3 versesKinshipBirth of IthreamTook part in · 4 versesCompanyHebron1 event · 57 versesEventsShephatiah

    The 10 best-attested of 24 are drawn. All 24 are listed below.

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    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Shephatiah happensThe one place the claims about Shephatiah reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Hebron. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Shephatiah there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Hebron
    United MonarchyThe one place the claims about Shephatiah reach

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 2, across 2 books.

    1. 2 Samuel1 verse

      3:4

    2. 1 Chronicles1 verse

      3:3

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via David and Eliada, and 9 moreJerusalem wivesWives David took in Jerusalemvia David and Nathan, and 3 moreBathshebaWife of Uriah, later married David and bore Solomon.via David and Nathan, and 3 moreDavid Children BirthDavid Children Birth is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 6 pageable entities.via Absalom and David, and 1 moreMaacahDaughter of Talmai; wife of David; mother of Absalomvia Amnon and TamarAmnon’s wrong of TamarAmnon’s wrong of Tamar is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Amnon and TamarTamar’s meal preparation of Dough, Cakes, and MealTamar’s meal preparation of Dough, Cakes, and Meal is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Absalom and AmnonAbsalom Young Men’s ordering of AmnonAbsalom Young Men’s ordering of Amnon is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Adonijah and SolomonSolomon’s givingSolomon’s giving is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Chileab and DavidAbigailWife of Nabal, later married David

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