Person Old Testament
Eliel
Eliel was a Levite who served as an overseer during the reign of King Hezekiah. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 2 Chronicles 31:13.
Why it matters. Levite who served as an overseer during Hezekiah's reign
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Eliel
Eliel is mentioned briefly in 2Ch.31.13 as one of the Levites who served as an overseer during the reign of King Hezekiah. Hezekiah was known for his religious reforms and his efforts to restore proper worship in Judah. As part of these reforms, Hezekiah appointed Levites to oversee the collection and distribution of tithes and offerings brought to the temple. Eliel was one of the Levites entrusted with this responsibility. His role as an overseer highlights the importance of the Levites in maintaining the temple's functioning and ensuring the proper use of the offerings.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
2 Chronicles (1 verse)