Reference: Shecaniah
Easton
one intimate with Jehovah. (1.) A priest to whom the tenth lot came forth when David divided the priests (1Ch 24:11).
(2.) One of the priests who were set "to give to their brethren by courses" of the daily portion (2Ch 31:15).
Shechani'ah, id. (1.) A priest whose sons are mentioned in 1Ch 3:21-22.
(2.) Ezr 8:5.
(3.) Ezr 10:2-4.
(4.) The father of Shemaiah, who repaired the wall of Jerusalem (Ne 3:29).
(5.) The father-in-law of Tobiah (Ne 6:18).
(6.) A priest who returned from the Captivity with Zerubbabel (Ne 12:3; marg., or Shebaniah).
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And the sons of Hananiah: Pelatiah and Jeshaiah. The sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shecaniah. And the sons of Shecaniah: Shemaiah. And the sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat, six.
And at his hand [were] Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah in the cities of the priests [and] {entrusted} to give to their brothers by working groups, according to the eldest [to] the youngest,
From the descendants of [Zattu]: Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.
Shecaniah son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Ezra, "We ourselves have broken faith with our God and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land, and even now there is hope for Israel in spite of this. So now let us make a covenant with our God to send away all of these women and their offspring, according to the advice of my lord and those who tremble at the commandment of our God. Let it be done according to the law. read more. Arise, for it is your task and we are with you. Be strong and do it."
After them Zadok son of Immer repaired opposite his house. After him Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, keeper of the East Gate, repaired.
For many in Judah were bound by oath to him because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah. His son Jehohanan took as a wife the daughter of Meshullam son of Berekiah.
Fausets
1. 1Ch 24:11.
2. A priest under Hezekiah; distributed the priests' daily portion; those on duty and those off duty alike received (2Ch 31:15-19).
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And at his hand [were] Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah in the cities of the priests [and] {entrusted} to give to their brothers by working groups, according to the eldest [to] the youngest, besides their enrollment by genealogy, to males from three years old and upward, to all who came into the house of Yahweh, {as each day required} for their service in their posts according to their working groups. read more. And the enrollment of the priests [was] according to the house of their fathers, and the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, according to their posts by their working groups. And [they were] enrolled with all their little ones, their wives, their sons, and their daughters for the whole assembly because of their faithfulness. And they sanctified themselves in holiness. And for the descendants of Aaron, the priests, [who were] in the fields of the pasturelands of their cities, {in each and every one of their cities} [were] men who were designated by name to give shares to every male among the priests and to everyone enrolled among the Levites.
Hastings
1. A descendant of Zeruh. (1Ch 3:21-22, cf. Ezr 8:3 [1Es 8:29 Sechenias]). 2. Au exile who returned (Ezr 8:5 [1Es 8:32 Samechenias]). 3. Chief of the tenth course of priests (1Ch 24:11). 4. A priest (2Ch 31:15). 5. A contemporary of Ezra (Ezr 10:2 [1Es 8:92 Jechonias]). 6. The father of Shemaiah (Ne 3:29). It is possible that he and No. 1 are identical. 7. The father-in-law of Tobiah the Ammonite (Ne 6:18). 8. The eponym of a family which returned with Zerubbabel (Ne 12:3). It is the same name which, by interchange of b and k, appears as Shebaniah in Ne 10:4; 12:14.
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And the sons of Hananiah: Pelatiah and Jeshaiah. The sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shecaniah. And the sons of Shecaniah: Shemaiah. And the sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat, six.
And at his hand [were] Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah in the cities of the priests [and] {entrusted} to give to their brothers by working groups, according to the eldest [to] the youngest,
From the descendants of Shecaniah, from the descendants of Parosh: Zechariah and with him one hundred and fifty registered males.
From the descendants of [Zattu]: Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.
Shecaniah son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Ezra, "We ourselves have broken faith with our God and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land, and even now there is hope for Israel in spite of this.
After them Zadok son of Immer repaired opposite his house. After him Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, keeper of the East Gate, repaired.
For many in Judah were bound by oath to him because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah. His son Jehohanan took as a wife the daughter of Meshullam son of Berekiah.
Morish
Shecani'ah
1. Head of the tenth priestly course. 1Ch 24:11.
2. Priest in the time of Hezekiah. 2Ch 31:15.
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And at his hand [were] Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah in the cities of the priests [and] {entrusted} to give to their brothers by working groups, according to the eldest [to] the youngest,