Bible Dictionary

Othni

People & Groups • Old Testament

Othni was a son of Shemaiah and a Korahite Levite who served among the temple gatekeepers in David’s time. He is described as a mighty man of valor.

Definition

Othni was a son of Shemaiah, a Korahite Levite, and a temple gatekeeper in David’s time. He is described as a mighty man of valor.

Othni appears in the list of Levites assigned to guard the temple gates.

The supplied material gives no further historical background beyond his family and Levitical service.

1 Chronicles 26:7

Easton's Bible Dictionary

A lion of Jehovah, a son of Shemaiah, and one of the temple porters in the time of David (1 Chr. 26:7). He was a “mighty man of valour.”

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(lion of Jehovah), son of Shemaiah, the first-horn of Obed-edom. (1 Chronicles 26:7) (B.C. 1013.)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)

<p>oth'-ni (`othni, meaning unknown): A son of Shemaiah, a Korahite Levite (1Ch 26:7).</p>