Bible Person
Meaning: returning captivity; seat of God · Male · 3 cross references
Shubael is a descendant of Gershom and an official connected with temple treasures in David's administration. He belongs to the organized custodial network that oversees sacred resources. First appears in 1 Chr 23:16.1
AI summary: Shubael matters because the cross references place him in both genealogy and treasury responsibility, linking inherited line with trusted institutional role. His service shows that David's worship administration depended on people specifically charged with guarding and managing what had been dedicated to God. Taken together, the material presents Shubael as a Levitical administrator whose office helps sustain the material order of the sanctuary.1
Central Figure
Shubael
Meaning: returning captivity; seat of God
One of the descendants of Gershom, who had charge of the temple treasures in the time of David (1 Chr.
Children
One of the descendants of Gershom, who had charge of the temple treasures in the time of David (1 Chr. 23:16; 26:24). 3
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.