Person Old Testament
Hezir
Hezir was a priest who was assigned the 17th division of priestly service in the time of King David. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 24:15.
Why it matters. A priest in the time of David.
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Hezir
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.
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.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)