Bible Dictionary
Jahaziel
Jahaziel was the name of several men, including a Benjamite who joined David, a priest who sounded trumpets before the ark, and a Levite prophet who encouraged Jehoshaphat and Judah to trust God in battle.
Definition
Jahaziel was the name of several men, including a Benjamite or Judean recruit of David, a priest appointed to sound trumpets before the ark, a Levite of the family of Hebron, an Asaphite prophet, and an ancestor of a family of the Restoration.
Biblical Usage
Jahaziel served in several biblical settings: he joined David at Ziklag, participated in the musical procession of the ark, and encouraged Jehoshaphat and Judah to face the Moabite and Ammonite invasion.
Historical Background
The name occurs in genealogical, royal, worship, prophetic, and postexilic contexts. Some ancient readings substitute Uzziel in certain passages, but the supplied material presents this as a textual variation.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Beheld by God. (1.) The third son of Hebron (1 Chr. 23:19). (2.) A Benjamite chief who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:4). (3.) A priest who accompanied the removal of the ark to Jerusalem (1 Chr. 16:6). (4.) The son of Zechariah, a Levite of the family of Asaph (2 Chr. 20:14-17). He encouraged Jehoshaphat against the Moabites and Ammonites.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(whom God watches over)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>ja-ha'-zi-el (yachazi'el, "God sees"):</p><p>(1) In 1Ch 12:4 (Hebrew 5), one of David's recruits at Ziklag, a Benjamite or maybe a Judean.</p><p>(2) In 1Ch 16:6, one of two priests appointed by David to sound trumpets before the ark on its journey to Jerusalem. The Septuagint's Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus, read "Uzziel."</p><p>(3) In 1Ch 23:19; 24:23, a Levite, "son" of Hebron, a Kohathite. Kittel, following the Septuagint, reads "Uzziel."</p><p>(4) In 2Ch 20:14, an Asaphite, son of Zechariah. He encouraged King Jehoshaphat of Judah and his subjects to fight against the Moabite and Ammonite invaders.</p><p>(5) In Ezr 8:5, an ancestor of one of the families of the Restoration. Read probably "of the sons of Zattu, Sheconiah the son of Jahaziel," following 1 Esdras 8:32 (= Jezelus).</p><p>David Francis Roberts</p>