Bible Person

Jehiel

Male · 1 cross reference

This Jehiel entry refers to the Hemanite Levite assisting Hezekiah's reform, not to the ruler under Josiah, the father of Obadiah, or the court tutor. He belongs to the worship renewal of Judah. First appears in 2 Chr 29:14.1

AI summary: This Jehiel matters because his single cross reference places him among the Levites who respond when Hezekiah restores the temple to proper use. The entry helps show that reform was carried out through named families and willing servants. Taken together, the material presents this Jehiel as a participant in Judah's liturgical renewal.1

Central Figure

Jehiel

One of the Levites of the family of Heman who assisted Hezekiah in his work of reformation (2 Chr.