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SHECANIAH

(Heb. šĕḵanyāhû)

1. A descendant of David and Jehoiachin (Jeconiah), grandson of Zerubbabel, and father of Shemaiah (1 Chr. 3:21-22). He is probably the same Shecaniah as in Ezra 8:3; 1 Esdr. 8:29, head of a clan that returned from exile. Deleting “and the sons of Shemaiah” (1 Chr. 3:22) makes the “six” at the end of the verse appropriate.

2. A priest chosen by lot to perform temple duties at time of David’s organization of the temple personnel, head of the 10th division (1 Chr. 24:11).

3. A Levite who assisted in the distribution of temple offerings during Hezekiah’s reign (1 Chr. 31:15).

4. A son of Jahaziel who returned with Ezra to Judah after the Exile (Ezra 8:5; 1 Esdr. 8:32).

5. A son of Jehiel who proposed to Ezra the policy of putting away the foreign wives and their children (Ezra 10:2; cf. 1 Esdr. 8:92).

6. The father of Shemaiah, a gatekeeper who helped with the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem under Nehemiah (Neh. 3:29).

7. A son of Arah and father-in-law of Tobiah the Ammonite, who opposed Nehemiah in the rebuilding effort. Tobiah’s influence was due in part to Shecaniah’s status (Neh. 6:18).

8. A priest who returned to Judah with Zerubbabel after the Exile (Neh. 12:3).

Several manuscripts read “Shecaniah” rather than “Shebaniah” in Neh. 10:4(MT 5); 12:14.

Harold R. Mosley

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SHECANIAH

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)