Bible Encyclopedias
Jehiel; Jehieli

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

jē̇ -hı̄´el , jē̇ -hı̄´ē̇ -lı̄ ( יחיאל , yeḥı̄'ēl , "may God live!"):

(1) A L evite, one of the musicians appointed to play upon instruments at the bringing up of the ark by David (1 Chronicles 15:18 , 1 Chronicles 15:20; 1 Chronicles 16:5 ); (יחיאלי , yeḥı̄'ēlı̄ ): A patronymic of this name (1 Chronicles 26:21 , 1 Chronicles 26:22 ), but Curtis (Chronicles, 286-87) reads "Jehiel (1 Chronicles 26:21 ) and he is brethren Zetham and Joel" (1 Chronicles 26:22 ); compare 1 Chronicles 23:8 , where the three seem to be brothers. See (2) above.

(2) A G ershonite, head of a Levitical house (1 Chronicles 23:8; 1 Chronicles 29:8 ).

(3) Son of a Hachmonite; he was "with the king's (David's) sons," i.e. their tutor (1 Chronicles 27:32 ).

(4) A son of King Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 21:2 ).

(5) In 2 Chronicles 29:14 the King James Version, where Ḳerē is יחוּאל , yeḥū'ēl , the Revised Version (British and American) "Jehuel," a Hermanite Levite who took part in cleansing the temple in Hezekiah's reign.

(6) An overseer in Hezekiah's reign (2 Chronicles 31:13 ).

(7) One of the three "rulers" of the temple in Hezekiah's reign (2 Chronicles 35:8 ).

(8) Father of Obadiah, a returned exile (Ezra 8:9 ) = "Jezelus" of 1 Esdras 8:35.

(9) Father of Shecaniah (Ezra 10:2 ) = "Jeelus" of 1 Esdras 8:92. He was a "son" of Elam, and so probably the same as "Jehiel" in Ezra 10:26 , one of those who had married foreign wives = "Jezrielus" of 1 Esdras 9:27.

(10) A "son" of Harim, and one of those who had married foreign wives (Ezra 10:21 ) = "Hiereel" of 1 Esdras 9:21.

(11) The King James Version in 1 Chronicles 9:35 = JEIEL (q.v. (2)).

(12) The King James Version in 1 Chronicles 11:44 = JEIEL (q.v. (3)).