Category:Jehiel

---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Jehiel - God's living one. (1.) The father of Gibeon (1 Chronicles 9:35). (2.) One of David's guard (1 Chronicles 11:44). (3.) One of the Levites "of the second degree," appointed to conduct the music on the occasion of the ark's being removed to Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 15:18, 1 Chronicles 15:20). (4.) A Hachmonite, a tutor in the family of David toward the close of his reign (1 Chronicles 27:32). (5.) The second of Jehoshaphat's six sons (2 Chronicles 21:2). (6.) One of the Levites of the family of Heman who assisted Hezekiah in his work of reformation (2 Chronicles 29:14). (7.) A "prince" and "ruler of the house of God" who contributed liberally to the renewal of the temple sacrifices under Josiah (2 Chronicles 35:8). (8.) The father of Obadiah (Ezra 8:9). (9.) One of the "sons" of Elam (Ezra 10:26). (10.) Ezra 10:21.