Zebadiah

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Zebadiah: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV

son of Beriah of Benjamin
son of Elpaal of Benjamin
son of Jeroham of Gedor (Benjamin) who defected to David
son of Meshelemiah; a pre-exile Levite gatekeeper
son of Asahel, the brother of Joab
a Levite whom Jehoshaphat sent to teach the law around Judah
son of Ishmael; governor of the clan of Judah under Jehoshaphat
son of Michael who lead the Shephatiah clan back from exile
a priest of the Immer Clan who put away his heathen wife

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portion of the Lord; the Lord is my portion

Hebrew

Strongs #02069: hydbz Z@badyah or whydbz Z@badyahuw

Zebadiah = "endowment of Jehovah"

1) a Benjamite of the sons of Beriah
2) a Benjamite of the sons of Elpaal
3) one of the sons of Jeroham of Gedor and one of David's men
4) son of Asahel, brother of Joab, and one of David's men
5) son of Michael, of the sons of Shephatiah
6) a priest of the sons of Immer, who had a foreign wife in the time
of Ezra
7) a Levite, 3rd son of Meshelemiah the Korhite
8) a Levite in the reign of Jehoshaphat
9) son of Ishmael and prince of the house of Judah in the reign of
Jehoshaphat

2069 Zbadyah zeb-ad-yaw'

or Zbadyahuw {zeb-ad-yaw'-hoo}; from 2064 and 3050; Jah has
given; Zebadjah, the name of nine Israelites:-Zebadiah.
see HEBREW for 02064
see HEBREW for 03050

Zebadiah [EBD]

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.

Zebadiah [NAVE]

ZEBADIAH
1. Two Benjamites, 1 Chr. 8:15, 17.
2. An Israelite who joined David at Ziklag, 1 Chr. 12:7.
3. A Korhite porter in the temple, 1 Chr. 26:2.
4. Son of Asahel, 1 Chr. 27:7.
5. An itinerant Levite teacher, 2 Chr. 17:8.
6. Son of Ishmael and counselor of the king, 2 Chr. 19:11.
7. Son of Shephatiah, Ezra 8:8.
8. A priest who defiled himself by marrying an idolatrous woman, Ezra 10:20.

ZEBADIAH [SMITH]

1. A Benjamite of the sons of Beriah. (1 Chronicles 8:15)
2. A Benjamite of the sons of Elpaal. (1 Chronicles 8:17)
3. One of the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. (1 Chronicles 12:7)
4. Son of Asahel, the brother of Joab. (1 Chronicles 27:7)
5. Son of Michael, of the sons of Shephatiah. (Ezra 8:8)
6. A priest Of the sons of Immer, who had married a foreign wife after the return from Babylon. (Ezra 10:20)
7. Third son of Meshelemiah the Korhite. (1 Chronicles 26:3)
8. A Levite in the reign of Jehoshaphat. (2 Chronicles 17:8)
9. The son of Ishmael and prince of the house of Judah in the reign of Jehoshaphat. (2 Chronicles 19:11)

ZEBADIAH [ISBE]

ZEBADIAH - 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 (1 Ch 26:2); (b) one of the Levites sent by King Jehoshaphat to teach the Torah in Judah (2 Ch 17:8).

(2) Son of Ishmael (2 Ch 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 2 Ch 19:8.

(3) Benjamites, perhaps descended from Ehud (see Curtis, Chron., 158 ff): (a) In 1 Ch 8:15; (b) in 8:17, where the name may be a dittography from 8:15.

(4) A Benjamite recruit of David at Ziklag (1 Ch 12:7 (Hebrew verse 8)).

(5) One of David's army officers, son and successor of Asahel (1 Ch 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