Shecaniah

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

Shecaniah: one intimate with Jehovah.

  1. A priest to whom the tenth lot came forth when David divided the priests (1 Chronicles 24:11).
  2. One of the priests who were set "to give to their brethren by courses" of the daily portion (2 Chronicles 31:15).

Shechani'ah, id.

  1. A priest whose sons are mentioned in 1 Chronicles 3:21,22.
  2. Ezra 8:5.
  3. Ezra 10:2-4.
  4. The father of Shemaiah, who repaired the wall of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 3:29).
  5. The father-in-law of Tobiah (Nehemiah 6:18).
  6. A priest who returned from the Captivity with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 12:3; marg., or Shebaniah).
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