Jahaziel

Juh-hay´zee-uhl; Heb., “God sees”

1 One of Saul’s kinsmen who joined David’s fighting men at Ziklag (1Chr 12:4). 2 A priest who was appointed by King David as musician to celebrate the arrival of the Ark of the Covenant at the tabernacle in Jerusalem (1Chr 16:6). 3 A Levite, the third son of Hebron of the clan of Kohath (1Chr 23:19). 4 A Levite who was a descendant of Asaph. He prophesied to King Jehoshaphat (ca. 874–850 BCE) that he would not need to fight the invading allied armies of Edom, Moab, and Ammon because God would fight for him. The armies were destroyed in the Valley of Beracah after they began fighting with each other (2Chr 20:1-30). 5 The father of an unnamed (Ben-jahaziel?) member of the clan of Shecaniah who returned with Ezra from the Babylonian captivity (Ezra 8:5).