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 14:18 2 Samuel 23:34 1 Kings 4:3 1 Kings 11:29-30 1 Kings 12:15 1 Kings 14:4 1 Kings 15:27-33 1 Chronicles 2:25 1 Chronicles 8:7 1 Chronicles 11:36 1 Chronicles 26:20 2 Chronicles 9:29 Nehemiah 10:27 2 achiyahu  1 Kings 14:18 2 Chronicles 10:15 3 achyo  2 Samuel 6:3-4 1 Chronicles 8:14 1 Chronicles 8:31 1 Chronicles 9:37 1 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 ).