A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.19.16;
father of: Elisha (H0477)
§ Shaphat = "judged" or "he hath judged"
1) son of Hori and the prince of Simeon chosen to spy out the promised land
2) father of the prophet Elisha
3) a Judaite, son of Shemaiah and descendant of Zerubbabel in the royal line of Judah
4) a chief of the tribe of Gad
5) son of Adlai and chief herdsman for David over the herds in the valleys