Zechariah

Mentioned 1041–535 BC traditional (Jones)

A Levite who assisted at the bringing up of the ark from the house of Obededom (1 Chr. 15:20-24).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Father: Meshelemiah
Siblings: Elam, Elioenai, Jathniel, Jediael, Jehohanan, Zebadiah
Tagged in: 7 verses

The 31st generation from Adam, counting Adam as the first.
Mentioned in the era of the Kingdom, 1050–587 BC.
Named in the same verses as Benaiah, Eliab, Jehiel, Jeiel, Meshelemiah, Shemiramoth, Jaaziel, and Maaseiah.

Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).

Family

Two generations up and the children. Gold lines join partners; grey lines run from parent to child; a dotted line marks a parent named in the text but not by descent.

Timeline

The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1167–409 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 6 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.

Mentions

7 tagged verses in 1 book. Select a book to read its verses.

1 Chronicles7

The name in each translation

Text	Occurrences of each name
BSB	Zechariah 62
KJV	Zechariah 39
ASV	Zechariah 43

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Every verse

All 7 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.

1 Chronicles7 verses

9:21
Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
15:18
and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.
15:20
Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play the harps according to Alamoth.
15:24
Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer—the priests—were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were also to be guardians of the ark.
16:5
Asaph was the chief, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals
26:2
Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
26:14
The lot for the East Gate fell to Shelemiah. Then lots were cast for his son Zechariah, a wise counselor, and the lot for the North Gate fell to him.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.