- SHAPHAN a coney, a scribe or secretary of king Josiah (2 Kings 22:3-7).
He consulted Huldah concerning the newly-discovered copy of the law
which was delivered to him by Hilkiah the priest (8-14). His grandson
Gedaliah was governor of Judea (25:22). - SHAPHAT judge. (1.) One of the spies. He represented the tribe of
Simeon (Numbers 13:5).
(2.) The father of Elisha (1 Kings 19:16-19).
(3.) One of David’s chief herdsmen (1 Chronicles 27:29).