Overview
The Bible addresses shealtiel across 12 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Haggai, Ezra and 1 Chronicles. Closely related themes include Zerubbabel, Temple, the Second, Prophets and Genealogies. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Zerubbabel, Joshua, Jehoiachin and Haggai.
Key Bible verses about shealtiel
Old Testament
1 Chronicles
Ezra
Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God. Jeshua: also called, Joshua Zerubbabel: Gr. Zorobabel Shealtiel: Gr. Salathiel
Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD.
Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping them.
Haggai
In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying, by: Heb. by the hand of governor: or, captain
Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the LORD.
And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the LORD of hosts, their God,
Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying,
In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the LORD, and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the LORD of hosts.
People in the Bible and shealtiel
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying shealtiel for yourself
- Begin with 1 Chronicles 3:17, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Haggai, Ezra and 1 Chronicles each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Zerubbabel, Joshua and Jehoiachin and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Zerubbabel, Temple, the Second, Prophets and Genealogies.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about shealtiel?
The Bible addresses shealtiel across 12 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Haggai, Ezra and 1 Chronicles. Closely related themes include Zerubbabel, Temple, the Second, Prophets and Genealogies. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Zerubbabel, Joshua, Jehoiachin and Haggai.
How many Bible verses are about shealtiel?
The Bible references shealtiel in 12 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention shealtiel?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is 1 Chronicles 3:17: “And the sons of Jeconiah; Assir, Salathiel his son, Salathiel: Heb. Shealtiel”
Which people in the Bible are associated with shealtiel?
Zerubbabel, Joshua, Jehoiachin, Haggai and Moses.
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