Dict: smith - AHIAH, OR AHIJAH

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AHIAH, OR AHIJAH - A>@ - (friend of Jehovah). Son of Ahitub, grandson of Phinehas and great-grandson of Eli, succeeded his father as high priest in the reign of Saul. ( kjv@1Samuel:14:3 kjv@1Samuel:14:18) Ahiah is probably the same person as Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. (B.C. 980.) One of Solomon’s princes. (Kings:4:3) A prophet of Shiloh, (Kings:14:2) hence called the Shilonite, (Kings:11:29) of whom we have two remarkable prophecies extant, the one in (Kings:11:30-39) addressed to Jeroboam, announcing the rending of the ten tribes from Solomon; the other in (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. (Kings:14:2-3) (B.C. about 956.) Father of Baasha king of Israel. (Kings:15:27,33) Son of Jerahmeel. ( kjv@1Chronicles:2:25) Son of Bela. ( kjv@1Chronicles:8:7) One of David’s mighty men. ( kjv@1Chronicles:11:36) A Levite in David’s reign. ( kjv@1Chronicles:26:20) One of the "heads of the people" who joined in the covenant with Nehemiah. kjv@Nehemiah:10:26)