Bible Strands
Eliel
the name means God of (his) God Strong's Lexicon
Eliel, a Levite leader, assisted in bringing the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem during David's reign.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
To whom God is might. (1.) A chief of Manasseh, on the east of Jordan (1 Chr. 5:24).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
First named at 1 Chronicles 15:9.
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Verses that name Eliel
- 1 Chronicles 15:9 from the Hebronites, Eliel the chief and 80 of his relatives;
- 1 Chronicles 15:11 David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.