Topic
Shebaniah
8 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
These works date from 1884–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 1 Chronicles 15:24Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. A priest in the time of David
And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
- Nehemiah 9:4Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. A Levite who joined Nehemiah in covenant
¶ Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the LORD their God.
- Nehemiah 10:4Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 3. A priest who joined Nehemiah in covenant
Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
- Nehemiah 10:12Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 4. A Levite who joined Nehemiah in covenant
Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
- Nehemiah 9:5Easton · Smith · Nave 2. A Levite who joined Nehemiah in covenant
Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
- Nehemiah 10:10Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. A Levite who joined Nehemiah in covenant
And their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
- Nehemiah 12:14Smith · ISBE · Nave 3. A priest who joined Nehemiah in covenant
Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
- Nehemiah 12:3Smith
Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 5 references
Whom Jehovah hides, or has made grow up. (1.) A Levite appointed to blow the trumpet before the ark of God (1 Chr. 15:24).
(2.) Another Levite (Neh. 9:4, 5).
(3.) A priest (Neh. 10:12).
(4.) A Levite (Neh. 10:4).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 8 references
- A Levite in the time of Ezra. (Nehemiah 9:4,5) He sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:10) (B.C. 459.)
- A priest or priestly family who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:4; 12:14) Called SHECHANIAH, SHECHANIAH in (Nehemiah 12:3)
- Another Levite who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:12)
- One of the priests appointed by David to blow with the trumpets before the ark of God. (1 Chronicles 15:24) (B.C. 1043.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 7 references
sheb-a-ni'-a, she-ban'-ya (shebhanyah, in 1Ch 15:24, shebhanyahu):
(1) Name of a Levite or a Levitical family that participated in the religious rites that followed the reading of the Law (Ne 9:4). The name is given in Ne 10:10 among those that sealed the covenant.
(2) A priest or Levite who took part in the sealing of the covenant (Ne 10:4; 12:14).
See SHECANIAH.
(3) Another Levite who sealed the covenant (Ne 10:12).
(4) A priest in the time of David (1Ch 15:24).
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.