Zechariah

This article is about Zechariah, son of Meshelemiah. For other men named Zechariah in Scripture, see the Zechariah disambiguation page.

This Zechariah is identified as “the son of Meshelemiah.” He served as a porter (gatekeeper), connected with guarding the entrance to the tent / house service.

Scripture

I Chronicles 26:2 — “And Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the first-born, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,"

I Chronicles 9:21 — “Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tent of meeting.”