Shechaniah

Passages on this topic

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), a historical reference index. The groupings are Nave’s; the verses are shown in the text used across this site.

1. A descendant of David

• 1 Chronicles 3:21–22 The descendants of Hananiah: Pelatiah, Jeshaiah, and the sons of Rephaiah, of Arnan, of Obadiah, and of Shecaniah. The six descendants of Shecaniah were Shemaiah and his sons: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat.

2. Two men whose descendants returned with Ezra from the captivity in Babylon

• Ezra 8:3 of the descendants of Shecaniah; from the descendants of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were registered 150 men;
• Ezra 8:5 from the descendants of Zattu, Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men;

3. A Jew who proposed the putting away (divorce) of Gentile wives to Ezra

• Ezra 10:2 Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, an Elamite, said to Ezra: “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the people of the land, yet in spite of this, there is hope for Israel.

4. Father of Shemaiah

• Nehemiah 3:29 Next to them, Zadok son of Immer made repairs opposite his house, and next to him, Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the guard of the East Gate, made repairs.

Possibly identical with number one

5. Father-in-law of Tobiah

• Nehemiah 6:18 For many in Judah were bound by oath to him, since he was a son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.

6. A Levite who returned with Zerubbabel from the captivity in Babylon

• Nehemiah 12:3 Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,