Shephatiah (Jer 38:1)
Son of Mattan, in the divided monarchy of Israel and Judah. Named in scripture at Jeremiah 38:1.
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Where in scripture
JeremiahShephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malchijah, heard the words that Jeremiah spoke to all the people, saying,
Jeremiah 38:1
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.
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In their own words — 1 recorded saying
“Then the rulers said to the king, Let this man be put to death, because he is putting fear into the hearts of the men of war who are still in the town, and into the hearts of the people, by saying such things to them: this man is not working for the well-being of the people, but for their damage.” — Jeremiah 38:4
Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).