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Jehiel
Smith's Bible Dictionary
or Jehi'el. (God lives).
1. One of the Levites, appointed by David, to assist in the service, of the house of God. 1 Chronicles 15:18; 1 Chronicles 15:20; 1 Chronicles 16:5.
2. One of the sons of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, put to death by his brother, Jehoram. 2 Chronicles 21:2; 2 Chronicles 21:4. (B.C. 887).
3. One of the rulers of the house of God, at the time of the reforms of Josiah. 2 Chronicles 35:8. (B.C. 623).
4. A Gershonite Levite, 1 Chronicles 23:8, who had charge of the treasures. 1 Chronicles 28:8.
5. A son of Hachmoni, named in the list of David's officers, 1 Chronicles 27:32, as "with the king's sons," whatever that may mean.
6. A Levite, who took part in the restorations of King Hezekiah. 2 Chronicles 29:14. (B.C. 726).
7. Another Levit, e at the same period. 2 Chronicles 31:13.
8. Father of Obadiah, of the Bene-Joab, (that is, sons of Joab). Ezra 8:9. (B.C. before 459).
9. One of the Bene-Elam, (that is, sons of Elam), father of Shechaniah. Ezra 10:2.
10. A member of the same family, who himself had to part with his wife. Ezra 10:26.
11. A priest, one of the Bene-Harim, (that is, sons of Harim), who also had to put away his foreign wife. Ezra 10:21. (B.C. 459).
(treasured of God). A perfectly distinct name from the first 11 definitions.
12. A man, described as father of Gibeon; a fore-father of King Saul. 1 Chronicles 9:35.
13. One of the sons of Hotham, the Aroerite; a member of David's guard. 1 Chronicles 11:44. (B.C. 1046).
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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Jehiel'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/sbd/j/jehiel.html. 1901.
