Dictionaries :: Meshelemiah

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Meshelemiah:

friendship of Jehovah, a Levite of the family of the Korhites, called also Shelemiah (1Ch 9:21; 26:1,2,9,14). He was a temple gate-keeper in the time of David.

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Meshelemiah:

peace, or perfection, of the Lord

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Meshelemiah:

me-shel-e-mi'-a (meshelemyah, "Yah repays"): Father of Zechariah, one of the porters of the tabernacle (1Ch 9:21; 26:1,2,9). In the latter passage Meshelemiah, with a final "-u", is credited with "sons and brethren, valiant men, 18." He is the "Shelemiah" of 1Ch 26:14, the "Shallum" of 1Ch 9:17,19,31, and the "Meshullam" of Ne 12:25.

Nave's Topical Bible

Meshelemiah: A Gatekeeper of the Temple

1Ch 9:21; 26:1, 2, 9

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Meshelemiah:

(whom Jehovah repays) a Korhite porter or gate‐keeper of the house of Jehovah in the reign of David (1 Chronicles 9:21; 26:1-2; 26:9).