Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Cheerful. ) The head of the fifteenth sacerdotal course for the temple service (1 Chr. 24:14). ) A priest who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Neh. 12:5, 18).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(first-born).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
BIL'GAH (cheerfulness). 1. The head, in the time of David, of the fifteenth course of the priests. 1 Chr 24:14. 2. A priest who returned under Zerubbabel. Neh 12:5, 1 Sam 30:18.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
ancient countenance