(servant of God). (1) A Judahite (1 Chron. 3:21). (2) A chief of Issachar (1 Chron. 7:3). (3) Son of Azel (1 Chron. 8:38). (4) A Levite (1 Chron. 9:16). (5) A Gadite (1 Chron. 12:9). (6) A court officer under Ahab ({vi 9345-9358}1 Kings 18:3-16). (7) A teacher of the law (2 Chron. 17:7). (8) Others (1 Chron. 27:19; 2 Chron. 34:12; Ezra 8:9; {vi 12555;12650}Neh. 10:5; 12:25). (9) Fourth of minor prophets. Prophesied after capture of Jerusalem. His book, 31st of O. T., is a denunciation of Edom. Nothing known of his history.