Person Old Testament
Jehallelel
Also known as Jehallelel =ESV, NIV; Jehalelel =KJV
Jehallelel, a Levite from the Merari clan, helped purify the temple during King Hezekiah's religious reforms. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 2 Chronicles 29:12.
Why it matters. Levite who helped purify the temple under Hezekiah
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- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Jehallelel
Jehallelel is mentioned in 2Ch.29.12 as one of the Levites who participated in the purification of the temple during the reign of King Hezekiah. He is identified as a member of the Merari clan, one of the three main divisions of the Levites. When Hezekiah became king, he initiated a series of religious reforms aimed at restoring the worship of the Lord and cleansing the temple, which had been neglected and defiled during the reign of his father, Ahaz. Jehallelel, along with other Levites from the clans of Kohath and Gershon, responded to the king's command and took part in the purification process. They cleansed the temple, removed the unclean items, and prepared it for proper worship. The text does not provide any further details about Jehallelel's specific role or contributions during this event. However, his participation in the temple purification highlights the importance of the Levites in maintaining the sanctity of the temple and assisting in the religious reforms initiated by the king.
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)