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Zebadiah
Gift of Jehovah. (1.) A son of Asahel, Joab’s brother (1 Chr 27:7).
(2.) A Levite who took part as one of the teachers in the system of national education instituted by Jehoshaphat (2 Chr 17:7, 2 Chr 17:8).
(3.) The son of Ishmael, “the ruler of the house of Judah in all the king’s matters” (2 Chr 19:8–11).
(4.) A son of Beriah (1 Chr 8:15).
(5.) A Korhite porter of the Lord’s house (1 Chr 26:2). Three or four others of this name are also mentioned.
Named in the Bible
9 verses
- 1 Chronicles 8:15 And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader,
- 1 Chronicles 8:17 And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber,
- 1 Chronicles 12:7 And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
- 1 Chronicles 26:2 And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
- 1 Chronicles 27:7 The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
- 2 Chronicles 17:8 And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests.
- 2 Chronicles 19:11 And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king's matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and the LORD shall be with the good.
- Ezra 8:8 And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males.
- Ezra 10:20 And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
