Ahiah

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Ahi'ah. (friend of Jehovah).

1. 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; 1 Samuel 14:18. Ahiah is probably the same person as Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub. (B.C. 980).

2. One of Solomon's princes. 1 Kings 4:3.

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).

4. Father of Baasha, king of Israel. 1 Kings 15:27; 1 Kings 15:33.

5. Son of Jerahmeel. 1 Chronicles 2:25.

6. Son of Bela. 1 Chronicles 8:7.

7. One of David's mighty men. 1 Chronicles 11:36.

8. A Levite in David's reign. 1 Chronicles 26:20.

9. One of the "heads of the people" who joined in the covenant with Nehemiah. Nehemiah 10:26.

Holman Bible Dictionary

achiyah 1 Samuel 14:182 Samuel 23:341 Kings 4:31 Kings 11:29-301 Kings 12:151 Kings 14:41 Kings 15:27-331 Chronicles 2:251 Chronicles 8:71 Chronicles 11:361 Chronicles 26:202 Chronicles 9:29Nehemiah 10:272 achiyahu 1 Kings 14:182 Chronicles 10:153 achyo 2 Samuel 6:3-41 Chronicles 8:141 Chronicles 8:311 Chronicles 9:371 Chronicles 13:7Ahijah

People's Dictionary of the Bible

Ahiah (a-hî'ah), friend of Jehovah. 1. Supposed by some to be the same with Abimelech, 1 Samuel 21:1, was the son of Ahitub, and his successor in the priest's office. 1 Samuel 14:3; 1 Samuel 14:18. See Ahimelech and Ahitub. 2. Ahiah (A. V.), or, Ahijah (R. V.), son of Shisha, one of Solomon's scribes. 1 Kings 4:3. 3. A descendant of Benjamin. 1 Chronicles 8:7.

Morrish Bible Dictionary

1. Son ofAhitub, and priest in the days of Saul. 1 Samuel 14:3,18

2. Son of Shisha, and a scribe or secretary to Solomon. 1 Kings 4:3 .

3. Descendant of Benjamin. 1 Chronicles 8:7 .

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

Son of Ahitub, and high priest in the reign of Saul, 1 Samuel 14:3 . He was probably the brother of his successor Ahimelech, slain by Saul, 1 Samuel 22:9 .

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

AHIAH . See Ahijah.

Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature

Ahiah, 1

Ahi´ah (friend of Jehovah); (1 Samuel 14:3), son of Ahitub, and high-priest in the reign of Saul, and brother and predecessor of the Abimelech whom Saul slew for assisting David. Seeing that Abimelech was also high-priest in the same reign, and was also the son of Ahitub (1 Samuel 22:11), some have thought that both names belonged to the same person; but this seems less likely than the explanation which has just been given.

Ahiah, 2

Ahiah, one of the two secretaries of Solomon (1 Kings 4:3). Two other persons of this name occur in 1 Samuel 14:3; 1 Chronicles 8:7.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

a -hı̄´a : A variant in the King James Version (1 Samuel 14:3 , 1 Samuel 14:18; 1 Kings 4:3; 1 Chronicles 8:7 ) for Ahijah . Also in the Revised Version (British and American) (Nehemiah 10:26 ).