Topic
Zebadiah
15 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 8:15Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. Two Benjamites
And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader,
- 1 Chronicles 27:7Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 4. Son of Asahel
The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
- 2 Chronicles 17:8Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 5. An itinerant Levite teacher
And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests.
- 1 Chronicles 12:7Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. An Israelite who joined David at Ziklag
And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
- 1 Chronicles 26:2Easton · ISBE · Nave 3. A Korhite porter in the temple
And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
- 2 Chronicles 19:11Smith · ISBE · Nave 6. Son of Ishmael and counselor of the king
And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king’s matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and the LORD shall…
- Ezra 8:8Smith · ISBE · Nave 7. Son of Shephaniah
And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males.
- Ezra 10:20Smith · ISBE · Nave 8. A priest who defiled himself by marrying an idolatrous woman
And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah.
- 1 Chronicles 8:17Smith · Nave 1. Two Benjamites
And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber,
- 1 Chronicles 26:3Smith
Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh.
- 2 Chronicles 17:7Easton
¶ Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, even to Ben-hail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 19:8–11Easton
¶ Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD, and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem. And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do…
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- 2 Chronicles 19:8 ISBE
- 1 Esdras 8:34 ISBE
- 1 Esdras 9:21 ISBE
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 6 references
Gift of Jehovah. (1.) A son of Asahel, Joab’s brother (1 Chr. 27:7).
(2.) A Levite who took part as one of the teachers in the system of national education instituted by Jehoshaphat (2 Chr. 17:7, 8).
(3.) The son of Ishmael, “the ruler of the house of Judah in all the king’s matters” (2 Chr. 19:8-11).
(4.) A son of Beriah (1 Chr. 8:15).
(5.) A Korhite porter of the Lord’s house (1 Chr. 26:2). Three or four others of this name are also mentioned.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 9 references
- A Benjamite of the sons of Beriah. (1 Chronicles 8:15)
- A Benjamite of the sons of Elpaal. (1 Chronicles 8:17)
- One of the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. (1 Chronicles 12:7)
- Son of Asahel, the brother of Joab. (1 Chronicles 27:7)
- Son of Michael, of the sons of Shephatiah. (Ezra 8:8)
- A priest Of the sons of Immer, who had married a foreign wife after the return from Babylon. (Ezra 10:20)
- Third son of Meshelemiah the Korhite. (1 Chronicles 26:3)
- A Levite in the reign of Jehoshaphat. (2 Chronicles 17:8)
- The son of Ishmael and prince of the house of Judah in the reign of Jehoshaphat. (2 Chronicles 19:11)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 12 references
zeb-a-di'-a
(1) zebhadhyaha,
(2) zebhadhyah, "Yah has bestowed";
the form (1) is the Hebrew name in (1), (a), (b), (2), below; the form (2) in the rest. Some manuscripts have Zechariah in (1), (a), (b), (3)).
Compare ZABDI; ZABDIEL:
(1) Levites:
(a) a Korahite doorkeeper of David's reign (1Ch 26:2);
(b) one of the Levites sent by King Jehoshaphat to teach the Torah in Judah (2Ch 17:8).
(2) Son of Ishmael (2Ch 19:11); "ruler of the house of Judah in all the king's (Jehoshaphat's) matters," i.e. judge in civil cases, the "controversies" of 2Ch 19:8.
(3) Benjamites, perhaps descended from Ehud (see Curtis, Chron., 158 ff):
(a) In 1Ch 8:15;
(b) in 8:17, where the name may be a dittography from 8:15.
(4) A Benjamite recruit of David at Ziklag (1Ch 12:7 (Hebrew verse 8)).
(5) One of David's army officers, son and successor of Asahel (1Ch 27:7).
(6) One of those who returned from Babylon to Jerusalem with Ezra (Ezr 8:8) = "Zaraias" of 1 Esdras 8:34.
(7) One of those who had married foreign wives (Ezr 10:20) = "Zabdeus" of 1 Esdras 9:21.
David Francis Roberts
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 9 references, grouped by sub-topic
- 1. Two Benjamites 1Ch 8:15,17
- 2. An Israelite who joined David at Ziklag 1Ch 12:7
- 3. A Korhite porter in the temple 1Ch 26:2
- 4. Son of Asahel 1Ch 27:7
- 5. An itinerant Levite teacher 2Ch 17:8
- 6. Son of Ishmael and counselor of the king 2Ch 19:11
- 7. Son of Shephaniah Ezr 8:8
- 8. A priest who defiled himself by marrying an idolatrous woman Ezr 10:20
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.