Lexical Definition

‎אֱלִיאֵל‎ ʼĔlîyʼêl (el-ee-ale') Eliel ^N:N-M-P
from ‎אֵל‎ repeated; God of (his) God

Eliel.

• § Eliel = "my God is God" or "El is God"
• Eliel, the name of nine Israelites

1) an ancestor of Samuel
2) chief in David's army (might be two or three different men)
3) a Levite with David in moving the ark
4) a chief of Manasseh
5) two chiefs of Benjamin
6) a chief Kohathite
7) a Levite

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.31.13

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אֱלִיאֵל‎ proper name, masculine (El is God, or my God is God) only Chronicles
a. two or three of David's chiefs 1Chr 11:46; 1Chr 11:47; 1Chr 12:11*.
b. chief of Manasseh 1Chr 5:24.
c. two chiefs of Benjamin 1Chr 8:20; 1Chr 8:22.
d. chief of the Hebronites 1Chr 15:9; 1Chr 15:11.
e. a chief Kohathite 1Chr 6:19* = ‎אֱלִיאָב‎ v.1Chr 6:12* compare ‎אֱלִיהוּ‎ 1Sam 1:1. feminine a Levite 2Chr 31:13.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Levite who served as an overseer during Hezekiah's reign

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Eliel was a Levite who served as an overseer during the reign of King Hezekiah.

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.31.13;
• only referred to as Eliel אֱלִיאֵל.

Eliel is mentioned briefly in 2 Chronicles 31:13 as one of the Levites who served as an overseer during the reign of King Hezekiah. Hezekiah was known for his religious reforms and his efforts to restore proper worship in Judah. As part of these reforms, Hezekiah appointed Levites to oversee the collection and distribution of tithes and offerings brought to the temple. Eliel was one of the Levites entrusted with this responsibility. His role as an overseer highlights the importance of the Levites in maintaining the temple's functioning and ensuring the proper use of the offerings.

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