NETHANIAH

(Neth·a·niʹah) [Jehovah Has Given].

1. Third named of Asaph’s four sons chosen by David for musical service at the sanctuary. Of the 24 divisions, Nethaniah headed the fifth.​—1Ch 25:1, 2, 12.

2. A Levite of the corps composed of priests, Levites, and princes who were sent out by King Jehoshaphat in the third year of his reign to teach Jehovah’s law in the cities of Judah.​—2Ch 17:7-9.

3. Son of Shelemiah and father of Jehudi, who read Jeremiah’s roll to King Jehoiakim in 625 B.C.E.​—Jer 36:14, 21, 23.

4. The son of Elishama and father of Ishmael the murderer of Governor Gedaliah.​—2Ki 25:23, 25; Jer 40:8, 14, 15; 41:1-18.