Topic
Heldai
4 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 1 Chronicles 27:15Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. The Netophathite — One of David's heroes
The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
- Zechariah 6:10Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. An Israelite
Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah;
- 2 Samuel 23:29Easton · ISBE · Nave 1. The Netophathite — And HELEB
Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,
- 1 Chronicles 11:30ISBE · Nave 1. The Netophathite — Called HELED
Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 3 references
Wordly. (1.) 1 Chr. 27:15; called also Heleb (2 Sam. 23:29); one of David’s captains.
(2.) Zech. 6:10, one who returned from Babylon.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 2 references
- The twelfth captain of the monthly courses for the temple service. (1 Chronicles 27:15) (B.C. 1014.)
- An Israelite who seems to have returned from the captivity. (Zechariah 6:10) (B.C. 520.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 4 references
hel'-da-i (chelday):
(1) A captain of the temple-service, appointed for the 12th month (1Ch 27:15). Same as Heled (cheledh) in parallel list (compare 1Ch 11:30), and is probably also to be identified with Heleb, son of Baanah the Metophathite, one of David's heroic leaders (2Sa 23:29).
(2) One of a company of Jews who brought gifts of gold and silver from Babylon to assist the exiles under Zerubbabel (Zec 6:10).
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.