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Ahiah, Or Ahijah

(friend of Jehovah).

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Son of Ahitub, grandson of Phinehas and great-grandson of Eli, succeeded his father as high priest in the reign of Saul. (1 Samuel 14:3,18) Ahiah is probably the same person as Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. (B.C. 980.) One of Solomon’s princes. (1 Kings 4:3) A prophet of Shiloh, (1 Kings 14:2) hence called the Shilonite, (1 Kings 11:29) of whom we have two remarkable prophecies extant, the one in (1 Kings 11:30-39) addressed to Jeroboam, announcing the rending of the ten tribes from Solomon; the other in (1 Kings 14:6-16) in which he foretold the death of Abijah, the king’s son, who was sick, and the destruction of Jeroboam’s house on account of the images which he had set up. (1 Kings 14:2,3) (B.C. about 956.) Father of Baasha king of Israel. (1 Kings 15:27,33) Son of Jerahmeel. (1 Chronicles 2:25) Son of Bela. (1 Chronicles 8:7) One of David’s mighty men. (1 Chronicles 11:36) A Levite in David’s reign. (1 Chronicles 26:20) One of the “heads of the people” who joined in the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:26)

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Verses where Ahiah, Or Ahijah is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Chronicles 2:25

    The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron: Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.

  • 1 Chronicles 8:7

    Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who carried them into exile and who was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

  • 1 Chronicles 11:36

    Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

  • 1 Chronicles 26:20

    Now their fellow Levites were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated things.

  • 1 Kings 4:3

    Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;

  • 1 Kings 11:29

    During that time, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met Jeroboam on the road as he was going out of Jerusalem. Now Ahijah had wrapped himself in a new cloak, and the two of them were alone in the open field.

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Sources · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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