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Meshelemiah

Friendship of Jehovah, a Levite of the family of the Korhites, called also Shelemiah (1 Chr. 9:21; 26:1, 2, 9, 14). He was a temple gate-keeper in the time of David.

Also from Smith's (1884) +

(whom Jehovah repays), a Korhite porter or gate-keeper of the house of Jehovah in the reign of David. (1 Chronicles 9:21; 26:1,2,9)

In the Bible

4

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

  • 1 Chronicles 9:21

    Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

  • 1 Chronicles 26:1

    These were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.

  • 1 Chronicles 26:2

    Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,

  • 1 Chronicles 26:9

    Meshelemiah also had sons and brothers who were capable men—18 in all.

Scripture on Meshelemiah

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Entries that reference Meshelemiah

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Meshelemiah references

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

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