People of the Bible

Obadiah (2 Chronicles 34:12)

The name Obadiah means “servant of the Lord.” Obadiah is mentioned in 1 verse of the Bible, first in 2 Chronicles 34:12.

Who was Obadiah?

A Levite who superintended the repairs of the temple under Josiah (2 Chr. 34:12).

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Obadiah

  • 2 Chronicles 34:12

    And 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 musick.

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