Shaphan must have been much older than Josiah, considering that Shaphan’s son Ahikam was a grown man when Josiah was about 25 years old. ​ — 2 Kings 22: 1 - 3, 11 - 14.
यह दिखाता है कि शापान, योशिय्याह से उम्र में काफी बड़ा रहा होगा । — 2 राजा 22: 1 - 3, 11 - 14.