HASHABIAH. 1. 2. Two Levites of the sons of Merari ( 1 Chronicles 6:45; 1 Chronicles 9:14 , Nehemiah 11:15 ). 3. One of the sons of Jeduthun ( 1 Chronicles 25:3 ). 4. A Hebronite ( 1 Chronicles 26:30 ). 5. The ‘ruler’ of the Levites ( 1 Chronicles 27:17 ). 6. A chief of the Levites in the time of Josiah ( 2 Chronicles 35:9 ); called in 1E Esther 1:9 Sabias . 7. One of the Levites who were induced to return under Ezra ( Ezra 8:19 ); called in 1Es 8:48 Asebias . 8. One of the twelve priests entrusted with the holy vessels ( Ezra 8:24 ); called in 1Es 8:54 Assamias . 9. The ‘ruler of half the district of Keilah,’ who helped to repair the wall ( Nehemiah 3:17 ), and sealed the covenant ( Nehemiah 10:11; Nehemiah 12:24; Nehemiah 12:26 ). 10. A Levite ( Nehemiah 11:22 ). 11. A priest ( Nehemiah 12:21 ). In all probability these eleven are not all distinct, but we have not sufficient data to enable us to effect the necessary reduction of the list.