The meaning of Shecaniah in the Bible
(From Easton's Bible Dictionary)
one intimate with Jehovah.
A priest to whom the tenth lot came forth when David divided the priests (I Chronicles 24:11). One of the priests who were set "to give to their brethren by courses" of the daily portion (II Chronicles 31:15). Shechani'ah, id.
A priest whose sons are mentioned in I Chronicles 3:21,22. Ezra 8:5. Ezra 10:2-4. The father of Shemaiah, who repaired the wall of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 3:29). The father-in-law of Tobiah (Nehemiah 6:18). A priest who returned from the Captivity with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 12:3; marg., or Shebaniah).
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