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Zophar in the Bible.

The King James Version names Zophar in 4 verses, from Job 2:11 to Job 42:9.

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Zophar’s own words.

Zophar speaks in 47 verses of the King James Version, all in Job.

His first words in the Bible
Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
Job 11:2 ›

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Who Zophar was.

Chirping, one of Job’s friends who came to condole with him in his distress (Job 2:11. The LXX. render here “king of the Mineans” = Ma’in, Maonites, Judg. 10:12, in Southern Arabia). He is called a Naamathite, or an inhabitant of some unknown place called Naamah.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Places in Zophar’s story.

  • Naamahnamed with him in 4 verses

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All 4 verses that name Zophar.

Job 4

  • Job 2:11Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.
  • Job 11:1Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
  • Job 20:1Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
  • Job 42:9So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the LORD commanded them: the LORD also accepted Job.

Questions about Zophar.

Who was Zophar in the Bible?

The King James Version names Zophar in 4 verses, from Job 2:11 to Job 42:9.

Where does Zophar speak in the Bible?

In 47 verses of the King James Version, all in Job. His first words are in Job 11:2.

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