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Jehiah
Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.
Appointed by David, along with Obed-Edom, to be a gatekeeper for the ark of the covenant (1 Chr 15:24).
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The Lexham Bible Dictionary
Jehiah
Jehiah (יְחִיָּה‎, yechiyyah). Appointed by David, along with Obed-Edom, to be a gatekeeper for the ark of the covenant (1 Chr 15:24).
The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary
Jehiah (Person)
JEHIAH (PERSON) [Heb yĕḥı̂yâ (יְחִיָּה)]. A Levite who was appointed by David to serve with Obed-edom as a gatekeeper when the ark was moved to Jerusalem (1 Chr 15:24). Obed-edom and one Jeiel are named as gatekeepers in 1 Chr 15:18, but in 15:21 and 16:5, they are named among the musicians. The similarity
Jehiel (Person)
JEHIEL (PERSON) [Heb yĕhı̂ʾēl (יְהִיאֵל)]. Var. JEHIELI. Nine persons in the Hebrew Bible, along with the parallel references in 1 Esdras, bear this name.1. A Levite musician appointed at the time of David. At the command of David, the levitical leaders selected musicians; Jehiel was among those of
Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible
Jehiah
Jehiah. Levite who, along with Obed-edom, was appointed as doorkeeper for the ark when David brought it to Jerusalem (1 Chr 15:24).
Jehiel
Jehiel. 1. kjv spelling of Jeiel, King Saul’s ancestor, in 1 Chronicles 9:35.See Jeiel #2.2. kjv spelling of Jeiel, Hotham’s son, in 1 Chronicles 11:44.See Jeiel #3.3. A Levite musician who, along with other Levites appointed by David, played a psaltery at the removal of the ark to Jerusalem (1 Chr
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised
Jehiah
Jehiah jə-hīʹə [Heb. yeḥîyâ—‘may Yahweh live’]. Keeper of the ark with Obed-edom (1 Ch. 15:24).
Tyndale Bible Dictionary
Jehiah
JEHIAH Levite who, along with Obed-edom, was appointed as doorkeeper for the ark when David brought it to Jerusalem (1 Chr 15:24).
Jehiel
JEHIEL1. kjv spelling of Jeiel, King Saul’s ancestor, in 1 Chronicles 9:35. See Jeiel #2.2. kjv spelling of Jeiel, Hotham’s son, in 1 Chronicles 11:44. See Jeiel #3.3. A Levite musician who, along with other Levites appointed by David, played a psaltery at the removal of the ark to Jerusalem (1 Chr
The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated)
Jehiel
Jehiel (ji-hi´uhl; Heb., “El [God] lives”).1 The son of Ladan (1 Chron. 23:8). He founded a priestly family called the Jehieli (26:21–22) and had charge of the temple treasury under King David (29:8).2 A levitical musician who served before the ark (1 Chron. 15:18, 20; 16:5).3 An attendant of King
The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia
Jehiah
JEHIAH. One of the two gatekeepers for the ark when it was brought to Jerusalem by David (1 Chr 15:24).
Jehiel
JEHIEL1. The “father” or founder of Gibeon, husband of Maacah and father of a number of sons (1 Chr 9:35), including Kish, the father of King Saul (vv. 36, 39).2. The son of Hotham the Aroerite. With his brother Shama, Jehiel was one of David’s mighty men (1 Chr 11:44).3. A Levite musician who was
Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible
Jehiah
Jehiah (Heb. yĕḥɩ̂yâ)A gatekeeper for the ark appointed by David (1 Chr. 15:24).
Jehiel
Jehiel (Heb. yĕḥɩ̂ʾēl) (also JEHIELI)1. A Levite and musician in Jerusalem at the time of David (1 Chr. 15:18). He was a harpist appointed to the second rank of musicians who played while the ark was moved to Jerusalem (1 Chr. 15:20) and later served before the ark (16:5).2. A Gershonite Levite,
Eerdmans Bible Dictionary
Jehiah
Jehiah [jə hīˊə] (Heb. yeḥîyâ “the Lord lives”). A gatekeeper for the ark at the time of David (1 Chr. 15:24).
Smith’s Bible Dictionary
Jehiah
Jehi´ah (Jehovah lives), “doorkeeper for the ark” at the time of its establishment in Jerusalem. 1 Chron. 15:24. (b.c. 1043.)
Jehiel
Jehi´el (God lives).1. One of the Levites appointed by David to assist in the service of the house of God. 1 Chron. 15:18, 20; 16:5.2. One of the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, put to death by his brother Jehoram. 2 Chron. 21:2, 4. (b.c. 887.)3. One of the rulers of the house of God at the time
Jehiel
Jehi´el (treasured of God), a perfectly distinct name from the last.1. A man described as father of Gibeon; a forefather of King Saul. 1 Chron. 9:35.2. One of the sons of Hotham the Aroerite; a member of David’s guard. 1 Chron. 11:44. (b.c. 1046.)
The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary
Jehiah
JEHI´AH (je-hīʹa; “Jehovah liveth”). A Levite associated with Obed-edom as “gatekeepers for the ark” when brought by David to Jerusalem (1 Chron. 15:24), 982 b.c. Called Jeiel in v. 18.
Jehiel
JEHI´EL (je-hīʹel).1. A Levite “of the second rank,” appointed by David to play “with harps tuned to alamoth” on the occasion of the removal of the Ark to Jerusalem (1 Chron. 15:18, 20). In the former passage he and those with him are called “gatekeepers.” He is apparently the Jehiah (which see) of
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Jehiel
Jehiel—God’s living one. (1.) The father of Gibeon (1 Chr. 9:35).(2.) One of David’s guard (1 Chr. 11:44).(3.) One of the Levites “of the second degree,” appointed to conduct the music on the occasion of the ark’s being removed to Jerusalem (1 Chr. 15:18, 20).(4.) A Hachmonite, a tutor in the family
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