1 Chronicles 9:16

“and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.”

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and Obadiahעֹבַדְיָהovadya

Obadiah

Obadiah: a name meaning "servant of Yah." About thirteen people in the Bible bear it; among them the man over King Ahab's household who hid a hundred prophets (1 Kings 18), and the prophet of the book that bears his name.

Where else “ovadya” appears
the sonבֶּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “ben” appears
of Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָהshemaya

Shemaiah

Shemaiah: a name meaning "Yah has heard." About twenty-five people in the Bible bear it; among them the man of Elohim who told Rehoboam not to fight against Israel (1 Kings 12:22).

Where else “shemaya” appears
of Galalגָּלָלgalal

Galal

Galal: the name of two Levites who lived in Jerusalem after the exile.

Where else “galal” appears
of Jeduthunיְדוּתוּןyedutun

Jeduthun

Jeduthun: a Levite, one of the three in charge of the singing in David's time, with Asaph and Heman.

Where else “yedutun” appears
and Berechiahבֶרֶכְיָהverechya

Berechiah

Berechiah: name of several Israelites. It means "YHWH has blessed."

Where else “verechya” appears
of Asaאָסָאasa

Asa

Asa: a name of uncertain meaning. It is the king of Judah, son of Abijam, who reigned forty-one years and did what was right in the eyes of YHWH (1 Kings 15:9-24); a Levite also bears the name (1 Chronicles 9:16).

Where else “asa” appears
of Elkanahאֶלְקָנָהelkana

Elkanah

Elkanah, a name borne by several men; among them a son of Korah (Exodus 6:24) and the father of the prophet Samuel (1 Samuel 1:1). It means "El has acquired".

Where else “elkana” appears
who livedיּוֹשֵׁבyoshev

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

Where else “yoshev” appears
in the villagesחַצְרֵיchatsre

village

A group of houses without a wall, in the countryside.

Where else “chatsre” appears
of the Netophathitesנְטוֹפָתִיnetofati

Netophathite

Netophathite: a native of Netophah, a town near Bethlehem. Several of David's mighty men are called this.

Where else “netofati” appears

The context

15and Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;

16 · This verse (above)

17And the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, and Ahiman; and their brother Shallum was the head,

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