Topic
Jediael
13 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 7:6Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. Son of Benjamin
¶ The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.
- 1 Chronicles 7:11Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. Son of Benjamin
All these the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their fathers, mighty men of valour, were seventeen thousand and two hundred soldiers, fit to go out for war and battle.
- 1 Chronicles 11:45Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. Son of Shimri
Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
- 1 Chronicles 26:2Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 4. Son of Meshelemiah
And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
- 1 Chronicles 7:10Easton · ISBE · Nave 1. Son of Benjamin
The sons also of Jediael; Bilhan: and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahishahar.
- 1 Chronicles 12:20Smith · ISBE · Nave 3. A chief of the tribe of Manasseh, who joined David at Ziklag
As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh.
- Genesis 46:21Smith
¶ And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
- Genesis 46:24ISBE
¶ And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
- Numbers 26:38Smith
¶ The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites:
- 1 Samuel 30:9Smith
So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.
- 1 Samuel 30:10Smith
But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.
- 1 Chronicles 8:1Smith
Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,
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- 1 Chronicles 26:1 Smith
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 6 references
Known by God. (1.) One of the sons of Benjamin, whose descendants numbered 17,200 warriors (1 Chr. 7:6, 10, 11).
(2.) A Shimrite, one of David’s bodyguard (1 Chr. 11:45). Probably same as in 12:20.
(3.) A Korhite of the family of Ebiasaph, and one of the gate-keepers to the temple (1 Chr. 26:2).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 11 references
- A chief patriarch of the tribe of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 7:6,11) It is usually assumed that Jediael is the same as Ashbel, (Genesis 46:21; Numbers 26:38; 1 Chronicles 8:1) but this is not certain.
- Second son of Meshelemiah, a Levite. (1 Chronicles 26:1,2)
- Son of Shimri; one of the heroes of David’s guard. (1 Chronicles 11:45) (B.C. 1046.)
- One of the chiefs of the thousands of Manasseh who joined David on his march to Ziklag. (1 Chronicles 12:20) comp. 1Sam 30:9,10 (B.C. 1053.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 7 references
je-di'-a-el (yedhi`a'-el, "God makes known" (?)):
(1) A "son" of Benjamin or probably of Zebulun (1Ch 7:6,10,11). See Curtis, Chronicles, 145-49, who suggests emending the name to yachle'el, Jahleel, in agreement with Ge 46:24.
(2) One of David's mighty men (1Ch 11:45), probably = the Manassite who deserted to David at Ziklag (1Ch 12:20 (Hebrew 21)).
(3) A Korahite doorkeeper in David's reign (1Ch 26:2).
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.