Mikneiah (also spelled Mikneyah) was a Levite appointed to serve as a musician and gatekeeper during the transport of the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem. He belonged to the second order of Levites, played the harp, and participated in the praise songs during King David's reign.
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Appointed as a Levitical musician
Mikneiah was appointed by the heads of the Levites to serve as a musician in the second order, along with other Levites, to play stringed instruments during the transfer of the ark.
18and with them their relatives of the second rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom and Jeiel, the gatekeepers.
Participated in the procession with the ark of the covenant
Mikneja was among the Levites who participated in the solemn procession when the ark was brought from the house of Obed-Edom to Jerusalem under King David's leadership.
25So David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of thousands went with rejoicing to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-Edom.
18and with them their relatives of the second rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom and Jeiel, the gatekeepers.