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Shebaniah
the name means Jah has grown (i.e. prospered) Strong's Lexicon
Shebaniah was one of the priests who blew trumpets before the ark of God when David brought it to Jerusalem.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Whom Jehovah hides, or has made grow up. (1.) A Levite appointed to blow the trumpet before the ark of God (1 Chr. 15:24).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
First named at 1 Chronicles 15:24.
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Verses that name Shebaniah
- 1 Chronicles 15:24 Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer—the priests—were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were also to be guardians of the ark.