A son of Baanah, described as a Netophathite (from Netophah) in the family line of Othniel. He appears first as one of the mighty men of King David (2 Samuel 23:29; 1 Chronicles 11:30, where he is called “Heled”). In 1 Chronicles 27:15 he is named as commander who led an army division of 24,000 soldiers that served during the 12th month of the year.
→ View encyclopedia entryOne of the people who returned from exile in Babylon. The prophet Zechariah took gold and silver from him to make a crown for Joshua, the high priest (Zechariah 6:10).
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Heldai
This term has multiple meanings in the Bible:
From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.