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Ahikam

Smith's Bible Dictionary

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Ahi'kam. (a brother who raises up). Son of Shaphan, the scribe, an influential officer at the court of Josiah, was one of the delegates sent by Hilkaih to consult Huldah. 2 Kings 22:12-14. In the reign of Jehoiakim, he successfully used his influence to protect the prophet Jeremiah. Jeremiah 26:24. He was the father of Gedaliah. (B.C. 641). See Gedaliah.

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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Ahikam'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​a/ahikam.html. 1901.
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