praising God; clearness of God
(same as Jehaleleel)
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
2Ch_29:12.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
By Andrew Robert Fausset, co-Author of Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's 1888.
Jehal'elel. (who praises God). A Merarite Levite, father of Azariah. 2Ch_29:12.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
By Dr. William Smith.Published in 1863
Jehalelel
(2Ch_29:12). SEE JEHALELEEL, 2. Jehdei'ah [some Jehde'iah or Jehdei'ah] (Hebrew Yechdeyah', only in the paragogic form יֶחְדְּיָהוּ, Vecideya'hu, rejoicer in Jehovah; Sept. Ι᾿αδαϊvα, Ι᾿αδίας), the name of two men.
1. A descendant of Shubael or Shebuel, of the family of Gershom, who appears to have been head of a division of the Levitical Temple attendants as arranged by David (1Ch_24:20; comp. 23:16). B.C. 1014.
2. A Meronothite, and herdsman of the royal asses under David and Solomon (1Ch_27:30). B.C. 1014. Jehez'ekel (1Ch_24:16). SEE Ezekiel , 1. Jehi'ah (Hebrew Yechiyah', יְחַיָּה, Jehovah's living one; Sept. Ι᾿εαϊά), a Levite associated with Obed-edom as door- keeper of the sacred ark when brought by David to Jerusalem (1Ch_15:24); elsewhere (1Ch_15:18) called JEHIEL SEE JEHIEL (q.v.). Jehi'el (Heb. Yechiel', יְחַיאֵל, God's living one),. the name of several men.
1. (1Ch_9:35.) SEE JEIEL, 1.
2. (1Ch_11:44.) SEE JEIEL, 2.
3. (Sept. Ι᾿εϊήλ or Ι᾿ειήλ, but v.r. Ι᾿αδιήλ in 1Ch_16:5.) One of the Levites of the second degree appointed by David to execute the music on the occasion of the removal of the ark to Jerusalem (1Ch_15:18-20, in which latter passage they are said to have performed with psalteries on Alamoth). He is apparently the same with the person mentioned (1Ch_15:24) by the synonymous name JEHIAH, although; from the similar collocation of names, others have confounded this with the JEIEL of ch. 1Ch_16:5, a name of different signification. He is probably identical with the one named as chief amongst the three descendants of Laadan (i.e. Libni) arranged by David in charge of the Temple porters (1Ch_23:8, and hence likewise with the Gershonite with whom were deposited the gems offered by the people for the sacred structures and utensils (1Ch_29:8). B.C. 1043-1014. It is doubtless his descendants who were called JEHIELITES (Hebrew Yechieli, יְחַיאֵלַיSept. Ι᾿ειήλ, A.V. Jehieli, 1Ch_26:21-22).
4. (Sept. Ι᾿εριήλ, Ι᾿εήλ, Vulg. Jahiel.) A Hachmonite (son of Hachmoni) who appears to have been tutor in the royal family towards the close of David's reign (1Ch_27:32). B.C. cir. 1030. The mention of Ahithophel (1Ch_27:33) seems to fix the date of this list. as before the revolt. In Jerome's Qucest. lebraicce on this passage, Jehiel is said to be David's son Chileab or Daniel; and Achamoni,' interpreted as Sapientissi mus, is taken as an alias of David himself (Smith).
5. (Sept. Ι᾿εϊήλ) The second-named of the six sons of king Jehoshaphat (2Ch_21:2), exclusive of his first-born and heir, Jehoram, who, on his accession, murdered all his brothers (2Ch_21:4). B.C. 887.
6. (Sept. Ι᾿εϊήλ) A descendant of Heman, and one of the Levites who assisted Hezekiah in his reformation of the public religion (2Ch_29:14, where the Hebrew text has יְחוּאֵל, Vechuel'), and who eventually was appointed one of the superintendents. of the sacred offerings (31:13). B.C. 726.
7. (Sept. Ι᾿εϊήλ.) One of those who contributed liberally to the renewal of the Temple sacrifices under Josiah; stated to have been a prince or courtier, and, at the same time. a:' ruler of the house of God, which implies some union of civil and religious functions (2Ch_35:8). B.C. 623.
8. (Sept. Ι᾿εειήλ v.r. Ι᾿εϊήλ.) The father of Obadiah, which latter returned with his relatives of the sons of Joab, 218 males, from Babylon with Ezra (Ezr_8:9). B.C. ante 459.
9. (Sept. Ι᾿εήλ v.r. Ι᾿εειήλ, also Ι᾿αϊήλ v.r. Αἰειήλ) One of the sons of Elam (? Persian) who divorced his Gentile wife after the exile (Ezr_10:26); probably the same with the father of Shechaniah, who proposed that measure (Ezr_10:2). B.C. 459.
10. (Sept. Ι᾿ειήλ v.r. Ι᾿εήλ) One of the priests, sons of Harim, who divorced his Gentile wife after the captivity (Ezr_10:21). B.C. 459.
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