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Jahaziel

Beheld by God.

  1. Jahaziel (1)

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    The third son of Hebron (1 Chr. 23:19).

  2. Jahaziel (2)

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    A Benjamite chief who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:4).

  3. Jahaziel (3)

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    A priest who accompanied the removal of the ark to Jerusalem (1 Chr. 16:6).

  4. Jahaziel (4)

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    The son of Zechariah, a Levite of the family of Asaph (2 Chr. 20:14-17). He encouraged Jehoshaphat against the Moabites and Ammonites.

Also from Smith's (1884) +

(whom God watches over)

One of the heroes of Benjamin who joined David at Ziklag. (1 Chronicles 12:4) (B.C. 1055.) A priest in the reign of David. (1 Chronicles 16:6) A Kohathite Levite, third son of Hebron. (1 Chronicles 23:19; 24:23) Son of Zechariah, a Levite of the Bene-Asaph in the reign of Jehoshaphat. (2 Chronicles 20:14) (B.C. 896.) The “son of Jahaziel” was the chief of the Bene-Shecaniah who returned from Babylon with Ezra. (Ezra 8:5) (B.C. before 459.)

In the Bible

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Verses where Jahaziel is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Chronicles 12:4

    Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the Thirty and a leader over the Thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite;

  • 1 Chronicles 16:6

    and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.

  • 1 Chronicles 23:19

    The sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

  • 1 Chronicles 24:23

    From the sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

  • 2 Chronicles 20:14

    Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite from Asaph’s descendants, as he stood in the midst of the assembly.

  • Ezra 8:5

    from the descendants of Zattu, Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men;

Entries that reference Jahaziel

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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