Meshullam

Befriended.

(1.) One of the chief Gadites in Bashan in the time of Jotham (1Ch_5:13).

(2.) Grandfather of Shaphan, “the scribe,” in the reign of Josiah (2Ki_22:3).

(3.) A priest, father of Hilkiah (1Ch_9:11; Neh_11:11), in the reign of Ammon; called Shallum in 1Ch_6:12.

(4.) A Levite of the family of Kohath (2Ch_34:12), in the reign of Josiah.

(5.) 1Ch_8:17.

(6.) 1Ch_3:19.

(7.) Neh_12:13.

(8.) A chief priest (Neh_12:16).

(9.) One of the leading Levites in the time of Ezra (Ezr_8:16).

(10.) A priest (1Ch_9:12).

(11.) One of the principal Israelites who supported Ezra when expounding the law to the people (Neh_8:4).

mḗ-shul´am (משׁלּם, meshullām, “resigned” or “devoted”; compare Arabic Muslim; Μεσολλάμ, Mesollám):

An Old Testament name very common in post-exilic times.

(1) The grandfather of Shaphan (2Ki_22:3).

(2) A son of Zerubbabel (1Ch_3:19).

(3) A Gadite (1Ch_5:13).

(4) (5) (6) Three Benjamites (1Ch_8:17; 1Ch_9:7, 1Ch_9:8).

(7) The father of Hilkiah (1Ch_9:11; Neh_11:11).

(8) A priest, son of Meshillemith (1Ch_9:12); the parallel list (Neh_11:13) omits the name.

(9) A Kohathite appointed by Josiah as one of the overseers to direct the repairs of the temple (2Ch_34:12).

(10) One of the chief men sent by Ezra to procure Levites to go up with him to Jerusalem (Ezr_8:16; compare 1 Esdras 8:44).

(11) A Levite opposed to Ezra's regulations anent marriage with foreigners (Ezr_10:15; 1 Esdras 9:14).

(12) One of those who had married foreign wives (Ezr_10:29; compare 1 Esdras 9:30).

(13) One of the repairers of the wall (Neh_3:4, Neh_3:30). His daughter was married to Jehohanan, the son of Tobiah the Ammonite (Neh_6:18).

(14) One of the repairers of the Old Gate (Neh_3:6).

(15) A supporter of Ezra at the reading of the Law (Neh_8:4).

(16) One of those who subscribed the Covenant (Neh_10:20).

(17) A priest who subscribed the Covenant (Neh_10:7).

(18) (19) Two priests at the time of the high priest Joiakim (Neh_12:13, Neh_12:16).

(20) A porter at the time of the high priest Joiakim (Neh_12:25).

(21) A processionist at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem (Neh_12:33).