Zebadiah:
gift of Jehovah. (1.) A son of Asahel, Joab's brother (1Ch 27:7).
(2.) A Levite who took part as one of the teachers in the system of national education instituted by Jehoshaphat (2Ch 17:7,8).
(3.) The son of Ishmael, "the ruler of the house of Judah in all the king's matters" (2Ch 19:8-11).
(4.) A son of Beriah (1Ch 8:15).
(5.) A Korhite porter of the Lord's house (1Ch 26:2). Three or four others of this name are also mentioned.
Zebadiah:
portion of the Lord; the Lord is my portion
Zebadiah:
zeb-a-di'-a
(1) zebhadhyaha,
(2) zebhadhyah, "Yah has bestowed";
the form (1) is the Hebrew name in (1), (a), (b), (2), below; the form (2) in the rest. Some manuscripts have Zechariah in (1), (a), (b), (3)).
(1) Levites:
(a) a Korahite doorkeeper of David's reign (1Ch 26:2);
(b) one of the Levites sent by King Jehoshaphat to teach the Torah in Judah (2Ch 17:8).
(2) Son of Ishmael (2Ch 19:11); "ruler of the house of Judah in all the king's (Jehoshaphat's) matters," i.e. judge in civil cases, the "controversies" of 2Ch 19:8.
(3) Benjamites, perhaps descended from Ehud (see Curtis, Chron., 158 ff):
(a) In 1Ch 8:15;
(b) in 8:17, where the name may be a dittography from 8:15.
(4) A Benjamite recruit of David at Ziklag (1Ch 12:7 (Hebrew verse 8)).
(5) One of David's army officers, son and successor of Asahel (1Ch 27:7).
(6) One of those who returned from Babylon to Jerusalem with Ezra (Ezr 8:8) = "Zaraias" of 1 Esdras 8:34.
(7) One of those who had married foreign wives (Ezr 10:20) = "Zabdeus" of 1 Esdras 9:21.
Written by David Francis Roberts
Zebadiah:
(1.) A Benjamite of the sons of Beriah (1 Chronicles 8:15).
(2.) A Benjamite of the sons of Elpaal (1 Chronicles 8:17).
(3.) One of the sons of Jeroham of Gedor (1 Chronicles 12:7).
(4.) Son of Asahel, the brother of Joab (1 Chronicles 27:7).
(5.) Son of Michael, of the sons of Shephatiah (Ezra 8:8).
(6.) A priest of the sons of Immer, who had married a foreign wife after the return from Babylon (Ezra 10:20).
(7.) Third son of Meshelemiah the Korhite (1 Chronicles 26:3).
(8.) A Levite in the reign of Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 17:8).
(9.) The son of Ishmael and prince of the house of Judah in the reign of Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 19:11).
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