People of the Bible

Zechariah, son of Meshelemiah

The name Zechariah means “same as Zachariah.” Zechariah is mentioned in 7 verses of the Bible, first in 1 Chronicles 9:21.

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Who was Zechariah?

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

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

Key verses about Zechariah

  • 1 Chronicles 9:21

    And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

  • 1 Chronicles 15:18

    And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed–edom, and Jeiel, the porters.

  • 1 Chronicles 15:24

    And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed–edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.

  • 1 Chronicles 16:5

    Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed–edom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;

  • 1 Chronicles 26:2

    And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,

  • 1 Chronicles 26:14

    And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.

All 7 verses mentioning Zechariah

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