Jeiel

Jeiel (or Jehiah) was a Levite who served as a musician and gatekeeper during the time of David, particularly in the transportation of the ark to Jerusalem.

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Summary

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

Glossary entries

Jeiel Jehiah

Alternative names

יְחִיָּהJehiahmeans “the Lord liveth”
יְעִיאֵלJeiel

Mentions

1 Chronicles 15:18יְעִיאֵל · Jeiel
…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 15:21יְעִיאֵל · Jeiel
And Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead the music with lyres according to Sheminith.
1 Chronicles 15:24יְחִיָּה · Jehiah
Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer—the priests—were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were also to be guardians of the ark.
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