Person Old Testament
Nethanel
Also known as Nethanel =ESV, NIV; Nethaneel =KJV
Nethanel was a scribe who helped divide the priests into their divisions during David's reign. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 24:6.
Why it matters. Scribe during David's reign
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Nethanel
Nethanel was a scribe during the reign of King David. He was the son of Shemaiah (1Ch.24.6). As a scribe, Nethanel would have been a trained writer and record keeper. He assisted in casting lots to divide the priests into their divisions for service in the temple (1Ch.24.6).
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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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Children
- Shemaiah
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)