Sha'phan. (coney). The scribe, or secretary, of King Josiah. 2 Kings 22:3; 2 Kings 22:14; 2 Chronicles 34:8; 2 Chronicles 34:20. (B.C. 628). He appears on an equality, with the governor of the city, and the royal recorder. 2 Kings 22:4; 2 Chronicles 34:9.