Person Old Testament
Shephatiah
Shephatiah, the fifth son of David, born to him and his wife Abital in Hebron. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at 2 Samuel 3:4.
Why it matters. Son of David and Abital
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Shephatiah
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.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.