Easton's Bible Dictionary Friendship of Jehovah, a Levite of the family of the Korhites, called also Shelemiah (1 Chronicles 9:21; 26:1, 2, 9, 14). He was a temple gate-keeper in the time of David. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia MESHELEMIAH me-shel-e-mi'-a (meshelemyah, "Yah repays"): Father of Zechariah, one of the porters of the tabernacle (1 Chronicles 9:21; 1 Chronicles 26:1, 2, 9). In the latter passage Meshelemiah, with a final "-u", is credited with "sons and brethren, valiant men, 18." He is the "Shelemiah" of 1 Chronicles 26:14, the "Shallum" of 1 Chronicles 9:17, 19, 31, and the "Meshullam" of Nehemiah 12:25.

Multi-Version Concordance Meshelemiah (4 Occurrences) 1 Chronicles 9:21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the Tent of Meeting. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) 1 Chronicles 26:1 For the divisions of the doorkeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) 1 Chronicles 26:2 Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) 1 Chronicles 26:9 Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, valiant men, eighteen. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)