Jehiel — Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

3. A Levite musician who, along with other Levites appointed by David, played a psaltery at the removal of the ark to Jerusalem (1 Chr 15:18-20). Afterward, he was appointed to a permanent ministry of music in the sanctuary (1 Chr 16:5).

Show passage in OET: CH1 15:18–20

OET-RV CH1 15:18

18 along with their Levite cousins: Zekaryah (Zechariah), Ben, Ya’aziel, Shemiramot, Yehiel, Uni, Eliav, Benayah, Ma’aseyah, Matityah, Elifelehu, Mikneyah, and two of the temple gatekeepers, Oved-Edom and Yeiel.

OET-RV CH1 15:19

19 Heyman, Asaf, and Eytan sang and also played bronze cymbals.

OET-RV CH1 15:20

20 Zekaryah, Aziel, Shemiramot, Yehiel, Uni, Eliav, Ma’aseyah, and Benayah played harps in a certain musical style.

OET-LV CH1 15:18

18 And_with_them relatives _of_their the _second_in _rank Zəkar^yāh Bēn and_Yaˊₐzī^ʼēl/(Jaaziel) and_Shəmīrāmōt and_Yəḩī^ʼēl/(Jehiel) and_ˊUnniy ʼElīʼāⱱ and_Bənā^yāh and_Maˊₐsē^yāh and_Mattit^yāh and_ʼElīfəlēhū and_Miqnē^yāhū and_ˊŌⱱēd- ʼₑdōm and_Yəˊī^ʼēl/(Jeiel) the_gatekeepers.

OET-LV CH1 15:19

19 And_the_singers Hēymān ʼĀşāf and_ʼĒytān with_cymbals bronze to_sound _aloud.

OET-LV CH1 15:20

20 And_Zəkar^yāh and_ˊAzī^ʼēl and_Shəmīrāmōt and_Yəḩī^ʼēl and_ˊUnniy and_ʼElīʼāⱱ and_Maˊₐsē^yāh and_Bənā^yāh with_lyres on alamoth.

Show passage in OET: CH1 16:5

OET-RV CH1 16:5

5 Asaf was their leader, with Zekaryah (Zechariah) as his assistant. The other Levites who helped were Yeiel, Shemiramot, Yehiel, Matityah, Eliav, Benayah, Oved-Edom, and Yeiel. They played harps and lyres, and Asaf played cymbals.

OET-LV CH1 16:5

5 ʼĀşāf was_the_chief and_was_second _of_his Zəkar^yāh Yəˊī^ʼēl/(Jeiel) and_Shəmīrāmōt and_Yəḩī^ʼēl/(Jehiel) and_Mattit^yāh and_ʼElīʼāⱱ and_Bənā^yāh and_ˊŌⱱēd- ʼₑdōm and_Yəˊī^ʼēl with_instruments _of lyres and_with_harps and_ʼĀşāf with_cymbals was_sounding _aloud.

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4. Levite of the family of Gershon; a chief of the house of Ladan (1 Chr 23:8, NLT mg). He was in charge of the temple treasury during David’s reign—an office that seems to have continued in the family (29:8)—and founder of a priestly family called Jehieli or Jehielites (26:21-22).

Show passage in OET: CH1 23:8

OET-RV CH1 23:8

8 Laedan’s three sons were: Yehiel (the oldest), Zetam, and Yoel (Joel).

OET-LV CH1 23:8

8 The _sons _of Laˊdān were_the_chief Yəḩī^ʼēl/(Jehiel) and_Zētām and_Yō^ʼēl/(Joel) three.

Show passage in OET: CH1 29:8

OET-RV CH1 29:8

8 plus anyone who had precious stones donated them to the treasury for the temple. Yehiel (a Gershoni) was in charge of those.

OET-LV CH1 29:8

8 And_the_one_who _was_found with_him/it stones they _gave_them to_the _treasury _of the _house _of YHWH on the _hand _of Yəḩī^ʼēl/(Jehiel) the_Gērəshōnite.

Show passage in OET: CH1 26:21–22

OET-RV CH1 26:21

21 Laedan’s descendants (also descendants of Gereshon) were leaders among their family groups. Yehiel was a descendant of this Laedan.

OET-RV CH1 26:22

22 Yehiel’s sons were Zetam and Yoel (Joel), and they were in charge of the storehouses in Yahweh’s temple.

OET-LV CH1 26:21

21 The _sons _of Laˊdān the _descendants _of the _Gērəshōnite[s] of_Laˊdān the _heads _of the _fathers of_Laˊdān the_Gērəshōnite were_Yəḩī^ʼēl/(Jehiel)i.

OET-LV CH1 26:22

22 The _sons _of Yəḩī^ʼēli Zētām and_Yō^ʼēl/(Joel) his/its_brother were_over the _storehouses _of the _house _of YHWH.

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5. Hacmoni’s son who, with David’s uncle Jonathan (a counselor and a scribe), was appointed to take care of the king’s sons as a tutor and adviser (1 Chr 27:32).

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OET-RV CH1 27:32

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David’s uncle Yonatan (Jonathan) was a wise adviser and a copyist.

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Hakmoni’s son Yehiel attended to the king’s sons.

OET-LV CH1 27:32

32 And_Yōnātān the _uncle _of Dāvid was_a _counsellor was_a _man _of understanding and_a _scribe he and_Yəḩī^ʼēl/(Jehiel) the _son _of Ḩakmōnī was_with the _sons _of the _king.

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6. Son of King Jehoshaphat of Judah, placed by his father over one of the fortified cities of Judah (2 Chr 21:2). He and five brothers were slain by Jehoram when Jehoram became king.

Show passage in OET: CH2 21:2

OET-RV CH2 21:2

2 Yehoram’s (Jehoram) younger brothers were Azaryah, Yehiel, Zekaryah (Zechariah), Azaryah, Mika’el (Michael), and Shefatyah,

OET-LV CH2 21:2

2 And_to/for_him/it brothers the _sons _of Yəhōshāfāţ ˊAzar^yāh and_Yəḩī^ʼēl/(Jehiel) and_Zəkar^yāh and_ˊAzar^yāhu and_Mīkā^ʼēl and_Shəfaţ^yāh all _of these were_the _sons _of Yəhōshāfāţ the _king _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

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7. One of the Kohathite Levites from the family of Heman who assisted in King Hezekiah’s reforms (2 Chr 29:14, rsv “Jehuel”). He may be the same Levite who was assigned to oversee the reception and distribution of the sacred offerings (2 Chr 31:13).

Show passage in OET: CH2 29:14

OET-RV CH2 29:14

• 14 from Heyman’s descendants: Yehiel and Shimei, and
• from Yedutun’s descendants: Shemayah and Uziel.

OET-LV CH2 29:14

14 And_from the _descendants _of Hēymān Yəḩī^ʼēl/(Jehiel) and_Shimˊī and_from the _descendants _of Yədūtūn/(Jeduthun) Shəmaˊ^yāh and_ˊUzziy^ʼēl.

Show passage in OET: CH2 31:13

OET-RV CH2 31:13

13 Those two supervised Yehiel, Azazyah, Nahat, Asahel, Yerimot, Yozavad, Eliel, Yismakyah, Mahat, and Benayah, by the arrangement of King Hizkiyah and Azaryah the temple supervisor.

OET-LV CH2 31:13

13 And_Yəḩī^ʼēl/(Jehiel) and_ˊAzaz^yāhū and_Naḩat and_ˊAsāh^ʼēl and_Yərīmōt/(Jerimoth) and_Yōzāⱱād/(Jozabad) and_ʼElī^ʼēl and_Yişmak^yāhū/(Ismachiah) and_Maḩat and_Bənā^yāh were_overseers from_the _hand _of Kōnan^yāhū and_Shimˊī his/its_brother by_the _appointment _of Ḩizqiy^yāh the_king and_ˊAzar^yāh the _ruler _of the _house _of the_ʼElohīm.

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8. One of the chief officers of the temple at the time of Josiah’s religious reformation (2 Chr 35:8); he contributed many sacrifices for the great Passover service.

Show passage in OET: CH2 35:8

OET-RV CH2 35:8

8 His officials also contributed for the benefit of the people, priests, and Levites. The chief temple officials Hilkiyah, Zekaryah (Zechariah), and Yehiel donated 2,600 lambs and three hundred cattle to the priests.

OET-LV CH2 35:8

8 And_officials _of_his to_a _freewill _offering for_people for_priests and_for_Lēviyyiy they _contributed Ḩilqiy^yāh and_Zəkar^yāh and_Yəḩī^ʼēl/(Jehiel) the _officers _of the _house _of the_ʼElohīm to_priests they _gave for_passovers two _thousand and_six hundred(s) and_cattle three hundred(s).

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9. Father of Obadiah from Joab’s house; he returned with Ezra from Babylon (Ezr 8:9).

Show passage in OET: EZR 8:9

OET-RV EZR 8:9

• 9 from the descendants of Yoav (Joab): Yehiel’s son Ovadyah (Obadiah) and 218 other men,

OET-LV EZR 8:9

9 From_(the)_sons of _Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) ˊOⱱad^yāh the _son _of Yəḩī^ʼēl/(Jehiel) and_with_him were_two _hundred and_eight- teen the_males.

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10. One of the sons of Elam and father of Shecaniah. He was associated with Ezra’s marriage reforms (Ezr 10:2) and was perhaps the same Jehiel who was among those who divorced their foreign wives (v 26).

Show passage in OET: EZR 10:2

OET-RV EZR 10:2

2 Then Yehiel’s son Shekanyah (from the sons of Eylam) answered and admitted to Ezra, “We ourselves have behaved unfaithfully towards our god and have married foreign women from the other people groups in this region. But there’s still hope for Yisrael (Israel) concerning this.

OET-LV EZR 10:2

2 And_he _answered Shəkan^yāh the _son _of Yəḩī^ʼēl/(Jehiel) from_(the)_sons of _ˊĒylām and_he/it _said to_ˊEzrāʼ we we _have _acted _unfaithfully against_god _of_our and_we _have _married women foreign from_the _peoples _of the_earth/land and_now there_is hope for_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) on this.

Show passage in OET: EZR 10:26

OET-RV EZR 10:26

• 26 From Heylam’s descendants: Matanyah, Zekaryah (Zechariah), Yehiel, Avdi, Yerimot, and Eliyah (Elijah).

OET-LV EZR 10:26

26 And_of_the _sons _of ˊĒylām Mattan^yāh Zəkar^yāh and_Yəḩī^ʼēl and_ˊAⱱdiy and_Yərīmōt/(Jeremoth) and_ʼĒliy^yāh.

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11. Priest who was among those Ezra persuaded to divorce their foreign wives (Ezr 10:21).