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Hashabiah

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By: George A. Morrish

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1. Son of Amaziah, a Merarite (1 Chron. 6:45⁴⁵The son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, (1 Chronicles 6:45)).

2. A Merarite, father of Azrikam (1 Chron. 9:14¹⁴And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; (1 Chronicles 9:14)).

3. Son of Jeduthun: appointed to the service of song (1 Chron. 25:3,19³Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the Lord. (1 Chronicles 25:3)
¹⁹The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: (1 Chronicles 25:19)).

4. A Hebronite, an officer of David (1 Chron. 26:30³⁰And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valor, a thousand and seven hundred, were officers among them of Israel on this side Jordan westward in all the business of the Lord, and in the service of the king. (1 Chronicles 26:30)).

5. Son of Kemuel, a Levite (1 Chron. 27:17¹⁷Of the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of the Aaronites, Zadok: (1 Chronicles 27:17)).

6. Levite who assisted Josiah at the great passover feast (2 Chron. 35:9⁹Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave unto the Levites for passover offerings five thousand small cattle, and five hundred oxen. (2 Chronicles 35:9)).

7-8. Two priests who returned from exile (Ezra 8:24²⁴Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them, (Ezra 8:24); Neh. 12:21²¹Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel. (Nehemiah 12:21)).

9-11. Three Levites who returned from exile (Ezra 8:19¹⁹And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty; (Ezra 8:19); Neh. 10:11¹¹Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah, (Nehemiah 10:11); Neh. 12:24²⁴And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward. (Nehemiah 12:24)).

12-13. Two Levites, ancestors of some who returned from exile (Neh. 11:15,22¹⁵Also of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hashub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni; (Nehemiah 11:15)
²²The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha. Of the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house of God. (Nehemiah 11:22)).

14. One, described as “ruler of the half part of Keilah,” who helped to repair the wall (Neh. 3:17¹⁷After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of the half part of Keilah, in his part. (Nehemiah 3:17)).

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