Adiel

Smith's Bible Dictionary

A'di-el. (Ornament Of God).

1. A prince of the tribe of Simeon, descended from the prosperous family of Shimei.  1 Chronicles 4:36. He took part in the murderous raid made by his tribe upon the peaceable Hamite shepherds of the valley of Gedor in the reign of Hezekiah. (B.C. about 711).

2. A priest, ancestor of Maasiai.  1 Chronicles 9:12.

3. Ancestor of Azmaveth, David's treasurer.  1 Chronicles 27:25. (B.C. 1050).

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

Adiel (‘ornament of God’). 1 . A Simeonite prince,   1 Chronicles 4:36 ff.   1 Chronicles 4:2 . A priest,   1 Chronicles 9:12 .   1 Chronicles 9:3 . The father of Azmaveth, David’s treasurer,   1 Chronicles 27:25 .

Morrish Bible Dictionary

1. Descendant of Simeon.  1 Chronicles 4:36 .

2. Priest, son of Jahzerah.   1 Chronicles 9:12 .

3. Father of Azmaveth.   1 Chronicles 27:25 .

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

1.  1 Chronicles 4:36.

2.  1 Chronicles 9:12.

3.  1 Chronicles 27:25.

Holman Bible Dictionary

 1 Chronicles 4:36 1 Chronicles 9:12 3 1 Chronicles 27:25

Easton's Bible Dictionary

• The father of Azmaveth, who was treasurer under David and Solomon (1Chronicles 27:25).
• A family head of the tribe of Simeon (1Chronicles 4:36).
• A priest (1Chronicles 9:12).

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Adiel ’ , עֲדַיאֵל , Ornament Of God), the name of three men.

1. (Sept. ᾿Ωδιήλ v. r. Ο᾿Διήλ .) The father of Azmaveth, which latter was treasurer under David and Solomon ( 1 Chronicles 27:25). B.C. ante 1014.

2. (Sept. Ε᾿Διήλ v. r. Ι᾿Εδιήλ .) One of the family heads of the tribe of Simeon, who seem to have dispossessed the aborigines of Gedor ( 1 Chronicles 4:36), B.C. cir. 711.

3. (Sept. Ἀδιήλ .) A priest, son of Jahzerah and father of Maasiai, which last was one of those most active in reconstructing the Temple after the captivity ( 1 Chronicles 9:12). B.C. ante 536.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ad´i - el ( עדיאל , ‛ădhı̄'ēl , "ornament of God"):

(1) One of the "princes" of the tribe of Simeon, who, in the days of Hezekiah, smote the aborigines of Gedor and captured the valley ( 1 Chronicles 4:36 ).

(2) Father of Maasai, one of the priests who dwelt in Jerusalem after the return from the Exile ( 1 Chronicles 9:12 ).

(3) Father of Azmaveth who was over David's treasures ( 1 Chronicles 27:25 ).