Jaaziel

Jaaziel (or Aziel or Jeiel) was a Levite appointed as a musician to play the bronze cymbals during the bringing of the ark to Jerusalem in David's reign.

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Summary

A musician living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1 Chronicles 15:18; referred to as Jaaziel (יַעֲזִיאֵל), Aziel (עֲזִיאֵל), or Jeiel (יְעִיאֵל).

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Mentions

1 Chronicles 15:18יַעֲזִיאֵל · Jaaziel
…and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.
1 Chronicles 15:20עֲזִיאֵל · Aziel
Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play the harps according to Alamoth.
1 Chronicles 16:5יְעִיאֵל · Jeiel
Asaph was the chief, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals