Person Old Testament
Zabdiel
Zabdiel was the father of Jashobeam, a commander in King David's army. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 27:2.
Why it matters. Father of Jashobeam, commander of David's army
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Zabdiel
Zabdiel is mentioned as the father of Jashobeam, who was a commander in King David's army. Jashobeam was in charge of the first division of 24,000 men, serving the king in the first month of each year. He is described as a mighty warrior and a leader among David's "Thirty" elite soldiers. Zabdiel's son played a significant role in maintaining the military strength and security of David's kingdom, although no further details are provided about Zabdiel himself.
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
- Jashobeam
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)