Bible Person

Shecaniah

Meaning: habitation of the Lord · Male · 1 cross reference

This Shecaniah entry refers to the head of the tenth priestly division in 1 Chronicles 24:11, not to the Hezekiah-era distributor or the Tobiah-related father-in-law with the alternate spelling Shechaniah. He belongs to the ordered priestly structure that sustains Israel's worship life. First appears in 1 Chr 24:11.1

AI summary: This Shecaniah matters because his single cross reference places him within the carefully arranged system of priestly divisions. The entry shows that worship in Israel was carried through regular, named lines of service rather than informal leadership alone. Taken together, the material presents this Shecaniah as a priestly head within the temple order.1

Central Figure

Shecaniah

Meaning: habitation of the Lord

A priest to whom the tenth lot came forth when David divided the priests (1 Chr.