Adaiah, Father of Maaseiah
Adaiah, Father of Maaseiah (עֲדָיָהוּ, adayahu). The father of the commander who helped Joash regain the rule of Judah (2 Chr 23:1).
Adaiah (father of Maaseiah)
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The father of the commander who helped Joash regain the rule of Judah (2 Chr 23:1).
Adaiah (Person)
ADAIAH (PERSON) [Heb ʿădāyâ (עֲדָיָה); ʿădāyāhû (עֲדָיָהוּ)]. 1. A Levite of the clan of Gershom, son of Ethan, father of Zerah, and grandfather of Ethni (1 Chr 6:26–27—Eng 6:41–42). His name occurs in the middle of a genealogical list whose purpose was to substantiate the Levitical pedigree of
Adaiah
Adaiah. 1. Josiah’s maternal grandfather. Josiah’s mother, Jedidah, was Adaiah’s daughter (2 Kgs 22:1).2. Ethan’s son, a Levite of the Gershom clan and an ancestor of Asaph the psalmist (1 Chr 6:41). He is sometimes identified with the Iddo of 1 Chronicles 6:21.See Iddo #2.3. Shimei’s son, a minor
Adaiah (father of Maaseiah)
3. The father of Maaseiah, who was one of the captains of hundreds associated with Jehoiada the priest in making Joash king (2 Ch. 23:1).
Adaiah
ADAIAH1. Josiah’s maternal grandfather. Josiah’s mother, Jedidah, was Adaiah’s daughter (2 Kgs 22:1).2. Ethan’s son, a Levite of the Gershon clan and an ancestor of Asaph the psalmist (1 Chr 6:41). He is sometimes identified with the Iddo of 1 Chronicles 6:21. See Iddo #2.3. Shimei’s son, a minor
Adaiah
Adaiah (uh-day´yuh; Heb., “the Lord has ornamented himself”).1 The maternal grandfather of King Josiah (2 Kings 22:1).2 A Levite in the ancestry of Asaph (1 Chron. 6:41).3 A leader in the tribe of Benjamin (1 Chron. 8:21).4 The father of the Judean military captain Maaseiah (2 Chron. 23:1).5 A member
Adaiah
ADAIAH1. A native of Boscath in Judah. He was the father of Jedidah, wife of Amon and mother of Josiah king of Judah (2 Kgs 22:1).2. A Levite of the family of Gershom, an ancestor of Asaph, a celebrated musician in the time of David (1 Chr 6:41). Probably the same as Iddo (v. 21).3. A son of Shimei
Adaiah
Adaiah (Heb. ʿăḏāyâ, ʿăḏāyāhû)1. A man from Boskath, and the maternal grandfather of King Josiah (2 Kgs. 22:1).2. A Levite of the family of Gershom (1 Chr. 6:41 [MT 26]).3. A Benjaminite, one of the sons of Shimei (1 Chr. 8:21).4. A priest and the son of Jeroham, of the family of Malchijah
Adaiah
ADAIAH The name of several men in the Old Testament.1. The father of Maaseiah, a leader of the “hundreds” used by Jehoiada the priest in his uprising against Queen Athaliah (2 Chr 23:1).2. The grandfather of King Josiah (2 Kgs 22:1); he was from Bozkath.3. The son of Jeroham, of the family of Malchijah
Adaiah
Ada´iah (adorned by Jehovah).1. Maternal grandfather of King Josiah, and native of Boscath in the lowlands of Judah. 2 Kings 22:1. (b.c. 648.)2. A Levite of the Gershonite branch, and ancestor of Asaph. 1 Chron. 6:41. In v. 21 he is called Iddo.3. A Benjamite, son of Shimhi, 1 Chron. 8:21, who is
Adaiah
ADA´IAH (ād-āʹyā; “whom Jehovah adorns”).1. A native of Boscath (Bozkath, in the valley of Judah, Josh. 15:39), and father of Jedidah, the mother of Josiah, king of Judah (2 Kings 22:1), the latter born 632 b.c.2. The son of Ethni and the father of Zerah, of the Levitical family of Gershom, in the