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Ahijah

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The source enumerates 7 distinct subjects under Ahijah. Jump to one below, or read in order.

  1. 1.One of the sons of Bela (1 Chr.
  2. 2.One of the five sons of Jerahmeel, who was great-grandson of Judah (1 Chr.
  3. 3.Son of Ahitub (1 Sam.
  4. 4.A Pelonite, one of David’s heroes (1 Chr.
  5. 5.A Levite having charge of the sacred treasury in the temple (1 Chr.
  6. 6.One of Solomon’s secretaries (1 Kings 4:3).
  7. 7.A prophet of Shiloh (1 Kings 11:29; 14:2), called the “Shilonite,” in the days of…

Brother (i.e., “friend”) of Jehovah.

  1. Ahijah (1)

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    One of the sons of Bela (1 Chr. 8:7, R.V.). In A.V. called “Ahiah.”

  2. Ahijah (2)

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    One of the five sons of Jerahmeel, who was great-grandson of Judah (1 Chr. 2:25).

  3. Ahijah (3)

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    Son of Ahitub (1 Sam. 14:3, 18), Ichabod’s brother; the same probably as Ahimelech, who was high priest at Nob in the reign of Saul (1 Sam. 22:11). Some, however, suppose that Ahimelech was the brother of Ahijah, and that they both officiated as high priests, Ahijah at Gibeah or Kirjath-jearim, and Ahimelech at Nob.

  4. Ahijah (4)

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    A Pelonite, one of David’s heroes (1 Chr. 11:36); called also Eliam (2 Sam. 23:34).

  5. Ahijah (5)

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    A Levite having charge of the sacred treasury in the temple (1 Chr. 26:20).

  6. Ahijah (6)

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    One of Solomon’s secretaries (1 Kings 4:3).

  7. Ahijah (7)

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    A prophet of Shiloh (1 Kings 11:29; 14:2), called the “Shilonite,” in the days of Rehoboam. We have on record two of his remarkable prophecies, 1 Kings 11:31-39, announcing the rending of the ten tribes from Solomon; and 1 Kings 14:6-16, delivered to Jeroboam’s wife, foretelling the death of Abijah the king’s son, the destruction of Jeroboam’s house, and the captivity of Israel “beyond the river.” Jeroboam bears testimony to the high esteem in which he was held as a prophet of God (1 Kings 14:2, 3).

Also from Smith's (1884) +

[Ahiah, Or Ahijah]

In the Bible

23

Verses where 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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Scripture on Ahijah

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Entries that reference Ahijah

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Ahijah references

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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