Meshullam

Narrator: Chris Genthree

Duration: 2min

• 1 min. read • grade level: 10

1. Grandfather of Shaphan the scribe (2 Kings 22:3³And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the Lord, saying, (2 Kings 22:3)).

2. Son of Zerubbabel (1 Chron. 3:19¹⁹And the sons of Pedaiah were, Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister: (1 Chronicles 3:19)).

3. Head of a Gadite family (1 Chron. 5:13¹³And their brethren of the house of their fathers were, Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven. (1 Chronicles 5:13)).

4. Son of Elpaal, a Benjamite (1 Chron. 8:17¹⁷And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber, (1 Chronicles 8:17)).

5. Son of Hodaviah, or Joed, a Benjamite (1 Chron. 9:7⁷And of the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah, (1 Chronicles 9:7); Neh. 11:7⁷And these are the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jesaiah. (Nehemiah 11:7)).

6. Son of Shephathiah, a Benjamite (1 Chron. 9:8⁸And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephathiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah; (1 Chronicles 9:8)).

7. Son of Zadok the priest (1 Chron. 9:11¹¹And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God; (1 Chronicles 9:11); Neh. 11:11¹¹Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of God. (Nehemiah 11:11)). Probably the same as Shallum, son of Zadok.

8. Son of Meshillemith, a priest (1 Chron. 9:12¹²And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer; (1 Chronicles 9:12)).

9. Kohathite who superintended the repairs of the temple (2 Chron. 34:12¹²And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of music. (2 Chronicles 34:12)).

10-12. Three who assisted Ezra on his return from exile (Ezra 8:16¹⁶Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding. (Ezra 8:16); Ezra 10:15¹⁵Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah were employed about this matter: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them. (Ezra 10:15); Neh. 8:4⁴And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam. (Nehemiah 8:4)).

13. One who had married a strange wife (Ezra 10:29²⁹And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth. (Ezra 10:29)).

14-15. Two who assisted in repairing the wall of Jerusalem (Neh. 3:4,6,30⁴And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz. And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel. And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana. (Nehemiah 3:4)
⁶Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof. (Nehemiah 3:6)
³⁰After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. After him repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah over against his chamber. (Nehemiah 3:30); Neh. 6:18¹⁸For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah. (Nehemiah 6:18)).

16. Priest who sealed the covenant (Neh. 10:7⁷Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, (Nehemiah 10:7)).

17. A chief of the people who sealed the covenant (Neh. 10:20²⁰Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir, (Nehemiah 10:20)).

18-19. Two mentioned in the succession of priests (Neh. 12:13,16¹³Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan; (Nehemiah 12:13)
¹⁶Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam; (Nehemiah 12:16)).

20. A chief among the Levites (Neh. 12:25²⁵Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates. (Nehemiah 12:25)).

21. One who assisted at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem (Neh. 12:33³³And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam, (Nehemiah 12:33)).

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