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ELIEL

(Heb. ʾĕlîʾēl)

1. Head of a Transjordanian Manassite household deported by the Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser III (1 Chr. 5:24).

2. A Levite from the family of Kohath and an ancestor of the prophet Samuel. His name appears in the levitical lists of Elihu (1 Sam. 1:1) and Eliab (1 Chr. 6:27[MT 12]). He was appointed by David to be a singer for the temple services (1 Chr. 6:34[19]).

3. A Benjaminite named in the Chronicler’s genealogy as son of Shimei (11; 1 Chr. 8:20) and son of Shashak (v. 22).

4. A Mahavite and one of David’s “mighty men” (1 Chr. 11:26, 46); another Eliel may be listed in v. 47.

5. One of the Gadites who came to David at the stronghold Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:1, 8, 11).

6. A Levite of the sons of Hebron who helped David transfer the ark to Jerusalem (1 Chr. 15:9, 11).

7. A Levite and overseer of tithes, offerings, and temple contributions under Hezekiah (2 Chr. 31:13).

Carol J. Dempsey

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ELIEL

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)