In the bible, Zebadiah is the name of the son of Beriah (1CH 8:15), as well as name of son of Elpaal (1CH 8:17), son of Jeroham of Gedor (1CH 12:7), and third-born son of Meshelemiah [Shallum_7] (1CH 26:2)
(and others...)
. Meaning of the name: portion of the Lord; the Lord is my portion. Related names are:
Asahel,
Jehonathan,
Adonijah (and others ...)
. The translations of Zebadiah in 20 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Xê-Ba-Đia in Vietnamese to
Ζαβαδιας in Greek!
And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader, (1CH 8:15)
And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber, (1CH 8:17)
And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. (1CH 12:7)
And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, (1CH 26:2)
The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. (1CH 27:7)
And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests. (2CH 17:8)
And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king's matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and the LORD shall be with the good. (2CH 19:11)
And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males. (EZR 8:8)
And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah. (EZR 10:20)