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) [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
Jehiel. 1. kjv spelling of Jeiel, King Saul’s ancestor, in 1 Chronicles 9:35.SeeJeiel #2.2. kjv spelling of Jeiel, Hotham’s son, in 1 Chronicles 11:44.SeeJeiel #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
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JEHIEL1. kjv spelling of Jeiel, King Saul’s ancestor, in 1 Chronicles 9:35. SeeJeiel #2.2. kjv spelling of Jeiel, Hotham’s son, in 1 Chronicles 11:44. SeeJeiel #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
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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
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
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,
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
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.)
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.
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
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