Easton's Bible Dictionary Gift of God. (1.) The father of Jashobeam, who was one of David's officers (1 Chronicles 27:2). (2.) An overseer of the priests after the Captivity (Nehemiah 11:14). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ZABDIEL zab'-di-el (zabhdi'el, "my gift is El (God)"; Zabdiel): (1) Father of Jashobeam (1 Chronicles 27:2), or rather Ishbaal (Curtis, Chronicles, 290). (2) An overseer of the priests (Nehemiah 11:14). (3) An Arabian who beheaded Alexander Balas and sent his head to Ptolemy (1 Maccabees 11:17).

Multi-Version Concordance Zabdiel (2 Occurrences) 1 Chronicles 27:2 Over the first division for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his division were twenty-four thousand. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) Nehemiah 11:14 and their brothers, mighty men of valor, one hundred twenty-eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)