Azmaveth
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Azmaveth
("the god Mot is mighty")
Geographical and personal name related to the Benjamites.
1. A Benjamite from the city of Bahurim, one of David's thirty "mighty men".
2. A son of Jehoaddah (I Chr 8:36; given as Jarah in I Chr 9:42), a descendant of King Saul.
3. The father of two brothers, Jeziel and Pelet, who joined David during his sojourn in Ziklag.
4. A son of Adiel who was in charge of the royal treasures of David. Probably identical with No. 2.
5. A town in Benjamin, probably Hizmeh in northeast Jerusalem which preserves the name, Beth Azmaveth. Forty-two people of this city were among those who returned with Zerubbabel after the Babylonian Exile (Ezra 2:24), and singers from Azmaveth took part in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem (Neh 12:29).
Concordance
AZMAVETH 1:
II Sam 23:31. I Chr 11:33
AZMAVETH 2:
I Chr 8:36; 9:42
AZMAVETH 3:
I Chr 12:3
AZMAVETH 4:
I Chr 27:25
AZMAVETH 5:
Ezra 2:24. Neh 12:29
Azmaveth (ăzmā'vĕth), in the Bible. 1 One of David's mighty men. 2 David's treasurer, perhaps the same as 1. 3 Father of two of David's warriors. He may be the same as 1 or 2, or the name may refer to 5. 4 Descendant of Saul. 5 Town, S ancient Palestine.
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