King James Bible Dictionary

Mischief.

1. A Gershonite Levite (1 Chronicles 6:20).

2. Another Gershonite Levite (1 Chronicles 6:42).

3. The father of Joah (2 Chronicles 29:12).

thought; wickedness

1. A son of Jahath
1 Chronicles 6:20

2. Two Gershonites
1 Chronicles 6:42; 2 Chronicles 29:12

(purpose).

1. A Gershonite Levite, son of Jahath. (1 Chronicles 6:20) (B.C. after 1706.)
2. Another Gershonite, son of Shimei, (1 Chronicles 6:42) possibly the same as the preceding.
3. Father of ancestor of Joab, a Gershonite in the reign of Hezekiah. (2 Chronicles 29:12) (B.C. before 726.) At a much earlier period we find the same collocation of names, Zimmah and Joah as father and son. (1 Chronicles 6:20)