In the bible, Jahaziel is the name of the Benjamite who came to David's aid at Ziklag (1CH 12:4), as well as name of descendant of Hebron (1CH 23:19), the Spirit of the Lord came upon him during Jehoshaphat's reign (2CH 20:14), and father of Shecaniah who went up with Ezra (EZR 8:5). Meaning of the name: seeing God. Related names are:
Benaiah,
Amariah,
Hebron (and others ...)
. The translations of Jahaziel in 20 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Gia-Ha-Xi-Ên in Vietnamese to
Ιεζιηλ in Greek!
And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite, (1CH 12:4)
Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God. (1CH 16:6)
Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. (1CH 23:19)
And the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth. (1CH 24:23)
Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of the LORD in the midst of the congregation; (2CH 20:14)
Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males. (EZR 8:5)