Bible Characters & Character Studies
Shaphan
First appears at 2 Kings 22:3
First named in Scripture at 2 Kings 22:3 — read the chapter.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
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).
Reading photograph: “Colosseum in Rome, Italy - April 2007” — the Colosseum at dusk — by Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons — resized.
