Adonijah = "my lord is Jehovah"

1. fourth son of David and Solomon's rival for the throne

2. Levite sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the Law

3. a chief of the people who co-operated with Nehemiah

Elishama = "my God has heard"

1. an Ephraimite chief in the wilderness

2. a son of David

3. Jehoiakim's secretary

4. a priest who taught the law

5. a man of Judah

Zebadiah = "endowment of Jehovah"

1. a Benjamite of the sons of Beriah

2. a Benjamite of the sons of Elpaal

3. one of the sons of Jeroham of Gedor and one of David's men

4. son of Asahel, brother of Joab, and one of David's men

5. son of Michael, of the sons of Shephatiah

6. a priest of the sons of Immer, who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

7. a Levite, 3rd son of Meshelemiah the Korhite

8. a Levite in the reign of Jehoshaphat

9. son of Ishmael and prince of the house of Judah in the reign of Jehoshaphat

Tob-adonijah = "my Lord is good"

1. one of the Levites sent by Jehoshaphat through the cities of Judah to teach the law to the people

Tobiah = "Jehovah is good"

1. head of a family who returned from exile with Zerubbabel but who were unable to prove their connection with Israel

2. the Ammonite who with Sanballat opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem

3. a Levite in the reign of Jehoshaphat

4. a chief of the returning exiles

Jonathan or Jehonathan = "Jehovah has given"

1. a son of king Saul and a friend of David

2. a son of the high priest Abiathar and the last descendant of Eli of whom we hear

3. a nephew of David who like David slew a giant of Gath

4. an uncle of David

5. one of David's mighty warriors

6. one of David's treasurers

7. a scribe in the time of Jeremiah

8. a Levite and father of Zechariah, a priest who blew the trumpet at the dedication of the wall

9. a son or descendant of Gershom, the son of Moses, and a priest to the tribe of Dan

10. a son of Kareah and a brother of Johanan; a Judaite captain after the fall of Jerusalem

11. another Judaite father of Peleth

12. father of Ebed in the time of Ezra

13. son of Asahel in the time of Ezra

14. a priest of the family of Melicu in the time of Nehemiah

15. son of Joiada and his successor to the high priesthood in the time of Nehemiah

Jehoram or Joram = "Jehovah is exalted"

1. son of king Jehoshaphat of Judah and himself king of Judah for 8 years; his wife was the wicked Athaliah who was probably the instigator for his returning the nation of Judah to the worship of Baal

2. son of king Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel and king of Israel himself for 12 years; he was murdered by Jehu on the plot of land for which his father had murdered Naboth thus fulfilling the prophecy of Elijah to the very letter

3. a priest in the reign of Jehoshaphat

priest, principal officer or chief ruler

1. priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah)

2. pagan priests

3. priests of Jehovah

4. Levitical priests

5. Zadokite priests

6. Aaronic priests

7. the high priest

Levite = see Levi "joined to"

1. the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah

   1. the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service

Nethaniah = "given of Jehovah"

1. son of Elishama of the royal family of Judah and father of Ishmael who murdered Gedaliah

2. father of Jehudi

3. a Levite, one of the 4 sons of Asaph the minstrel

4. a Levite in the reign of king Jehoshaphat of Judah

with

1. with

2. against

3. toward

4. as long as

5. beside, except

6. in spite of

Asahel = "God-made"

1. nephew of David, son of David's sister Zeruiah, and brother of Joab and Abishai; swift of foot he was killed by Abner when he pursued him in battle and caught him

2. a Levite in the reign of king Jehoshaphat of Judah who went through the kingdom giving instruction in the law

3. a Levite in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah in charge of the tithes and dedicated things in the temple

4. a priest, father of Jonathan, in the time of Ezra

Shemiramoth = "name of heights"

1. a Merarite Levite in the second rank in the choir of David

2. a Levite in the time of king Jehoshaphat of Judah

Shemaiah = "heard by Jehovah"

1. a prophet of the Lord in the reign of king Rehoboam of Judah

2. the Nehelamite, a false prophet in the time of the prophet Jeremiah

3. father of Delaiah, one of the princes of Judah in the time of the prophet Jeremiah

4. an inhabitant of Kirjathjearim and father of Urijah, a prophet of the Lord in the time of the prophet Jeremiah

5. a Judaite, son of Shechaniah, father of Hattush, and descendant of Zerubbabel

6. a Simeonite, father of Shimri

7. a Reubenite, son of Joel and father of Gog

8. a Merarite Levite, son of Hasshub in the time of Nehemiah

9. a Levite, son of Galal and father of Obadiah

10. a Levite and head of the family of the sons of Elizaphan who were commissioned to bring the ark to Jerusalem in the time of David

11. a Levite and scribe, son of Nethaneel in the time of David

12. a Levite, 1st son of Obed-Edom in the time of David

13. a Levite, descendant of Jeduthun the singer in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah

14. a Levite, one of the messengers of Ezra to Iddo

15. a Levite in the time of king Jehoshaphat of Judah

16. a Levite, one of several in charge of distributing the free will offerings brought to God to their Levite brethren in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah

17. a Levite in the time of king Josiah of Judah

18. head of a family of exiles who returned with Ezra

19. a priest, of the sons of Harim who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

20. an Israelite of the sons of Harim who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

21. son of Delaiah, grandson of Mehetabeel, and a false prophet hired by Tobiah and Sanballat to give false guidance to Nehemiah

22. a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah and participated in the dedication of the wall

23. a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

24. a leader of the people at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah

25. grandfather of the priest Zechariah who participated in the dedication of the wall in the time of Nehemiah

26. another of the priests who along with 25 took part in the dedication of the wall in the time of Nehemiah