Person Old Testament
Shephatiah
Shephatiah, the son of Mattan, an official during King Zedekiah's reign who opposed Jeremiah. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Jeremiah 38:1.
Why it matters. Official during King Zedekiah's reign
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Shephatiah
Shephatiah, the son of Mattan, was an official during the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah, as mentioned in Jer.38.1. Along with other officials named Gedaliah, Jucal, and Pashhur, Shephatiah heard the words that Jeremiah was speaking to the people, urging them to surrender to the Babylonians to save their lives. The officials, including Shephatiah, reported Jeremiah's words to King Zedekiah and accused the prophet of discouraging the soldiers and the people. They requested permission to put Jeremiah to death, which the king granted. This incident highlights Shephatiah's opposition to Jeremiah's prophetic message and his role in the persecution of the prophet.
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.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Jeremiah (1 verse)