Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
Hezir was a priest who was assigned the 17th division of priestly service in the time of King David.
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Hezir is mentioned in 1Ch.24.15 as a priest during the reign of King David. He was the head of the 17th division of the priestly service, which was established by David when he organized the priests into 24 divisions for their service in the temple. Each division was responsible for serving in the temple for a week at a time, twice a year.
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1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H2387
the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,
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