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Ahiah
Smith's Bible Dictionary
or 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.
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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Ahiah'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/sbd/a/ahiah.html. 1901.
