Nethaniah

Nethaniah was a Levite sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the Book of the Law in Judah.

The name Nethaniah means “the gift of the Lord”

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Summary

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2 Chronicles 17:8; only referred to as Nethaniah (נְתַנְיָ֫הוּ).

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Nethaniah

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  1. …accompanied by certain Levites—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah—along with the priests Elishama and Jehoram.