King James Bible Dictionary

Befriended.

1. One of the chief Gadites in Bashan in the time of Jotham (1 Chronicles 5:13).

2. Grandfather of Shaphan, "the scribe," in the reign of Josiah (2 Kings 22:3).

3. A priest, father of Hilkiah (1 Chronicles 9:11; Nehemiah 11:11), in the reign of Ammon; called Shallum in 1 Chronicles 6:12.

4. A Levite of the family of Kohath (2 Chronicles 34:12), in the reign of Josiah. 1 Chronicles 8:17, 1 Chronicles 3:19.

5. A chief priest (Nehemiah 12:13, Nehemiah 12:16).

6. One of the leading Levites in the time of Ezra (8:16).

7. A priest (1 Chronicles 9:12).

8. One of the principal Israelites who supported Ezra when expounding the law to the people (Nehemiah 8:4).

peaceable; perfect; their parables

1. Grandfather of Shaphan
2 Kings 22:3

2. A son of Zerubbabel
1 Chronicles 3:19

3. A Gadite of Bashan
1 Chronicles 5:13

4. Three Benjamites
1 Chronicles 8:17; 1 Chronicles 9:7-8

5. An Aaronite
1 Chronicles 9:11; Nehemiah 11:11

6. A priest
1 Chronicles 9:12

7. A Kohathite and overseer of the temple repairs
2 Chronicles 34:12

8. A chief who returned with Ezra
Ezra 8:16

9. A returned exile
Ezra 10:15

10. Son of Bani who divorced his Gentile wife
Ezra 10:29

11. Two persons who rebuilt portions of the wall
Nehemiah 3:4; Nehemiah 3:6; Nehemiah 3:30

12. A prince who stood by Ezra when he read the law to the people
Nehemiah 8:4

13. Two priests who signed the covenant
Nehemiah 10:7; Nehemiah 10:20

14. A Benjamite
Nehemiah 11:7

15. Two priests who returned with Zerubbabel from Babylon
Nehemiah 12:13; Nehemiah 12:16; Nehemiah 12:33

16. A Levite
Nehemiah 12:25

(friend).

1. Ancestor of Shaphan the scribe. (2 Kings 22:3)
2. The son of Zerubbabel. (1 Chronicles 3:19)
3. A Gadite in the reign of Jotham king of Judah. (1 Chronicles 5:13)
4. A Benjamite, of the sons of Elpaal. (1 Chronicles 8:17)
5. A Benjamite, father of Sallu. (1 Chronicles 9:7; Nehemiah 11:7)
6. A Benjamite who lived at Jerusalem after the captivity. (1 Chronicles 9:8)
7. The same as Shallum, who was high priest probably in the reign of Amon, and father of Hilkiah. (1 Chronicles 9:11; Nehemiah 11:11)
8. A priest, son of Meshillemith or Meshillemoth the son of Immer, and ancestor of Maasiai or Amashai. (1 Chronicles 9:12) comp. Nehemiah 11:13
9. A Kohathite or a family of Kohathite Levites, in the reign of Josiah. (2 Chronicles 34:12)
10. One of the "heads" sent by Ezra to Iddo, "the head," to gather together the Levites to join the caravan about to return to Jerusalem. (Ezra 8:16)
11. A chief man who assisted Ezra in abolishing the marriages which some of the people had contracted with foreign wives. (Ezra 10:15)
12. One of the descendants of Bani, who had married a foreign wife and put her away. (Ezra 10:29)
13. (Nehemiah 3:30; 6:18) The son of Berechiah, who assisted in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem. (Nehemiah 3:4)
14. The son of Besodeiah- he assisted Jehoiada the son of Paseah in restoring the old gate of Jerusalem. (Nehemiah 3:6)
15. One of those who stood at the left hand of Ezra when he read the law to the people. (Nehemiah 8:4)
16. A priest or family of priests who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:7)
17. One of the heads of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:20)
18. A priest in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, and representative of the house of Ezra. (Nehemiah 12:13)
19. Also a priest at the same time as the preceding, and head of the priestly family of Ginnethon. (Nehemiah 12:16)
20. A family of porters, descendants of Meshullam, (Nehemiah 12:25) who is also called Meshelemiah, (1 Chronicles 26:1) Shelemiah, (1 Chronicles 26:14) and Shallum. (Nehemiah 7:45)
21. One of the princes of Judah at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem. (Nehemiah 12:33)