(4.) A Levite (Nehemiah 10:4).
- SHEBARIM breaks; ruins, a place near Ai (Joshua 7:5; R.V. marg., “the
quarries”). - SHEBNA tender youth, “treasurer” over the house in the reign of
Hezekiah, i.e., comptroller or governor of the palace. On account of his
pride he was ejected from his office, and Eliakim was promoted to it
(Isaiah 22:15-25). He appears to have been the leader of the party who
favoured an alliance with Egypt against Assyria. It is conjectured that
“Shebna the scribe,” who was one of those whom the king sent to confer
with the Assyrian ambassador (2 Kings 18:18, 26, 37; 19:2; Isaiah 36:3,
11, 22; 37:2), was a different person. - SHEBUEL captive of God. (1.) One of the descendants of Gershom, who
had charge of the temple treasures in the time of David (1 Chronicles
23:16; 26:24).
(2.) One of the sons of Heman; one of those whose duty it was to “lift up
the horn” in the temple service (1 Chronicles 25:4, 5); called also Shubael
(ver. 20).
- SHECANIAH one intimate with Jehovah. (1.) A priest to whom the tenth
lot came forth when David divided the priests (1 Chronicles 24:11).
(2.) One of the priests who were set “to give to their brethren by courses”
of the daily portion (2 Chronicles 31:15).
Shechani’ah, id. (1.) A priest whose sons are mentioned in 1 Chronicles
3:21, 22.
(2.) Ezra 8:5.
(3.) Ezra 10:2-4.
(4.) The father of Shemaiah, who repaired the wall of Jerusalem (Nehemiah
3:29).
(5.) The father-in-law of Tobiah (Nehemiah 6:18).
(6.) A priest who returned from the Captivity with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah
12:3; marg., or Shebaniah).