Ahilud

Ahilud [N] [H]

(a brother of one born, i.e. before him).

  1. Father of Jehoshaphat, the recorder or chronicler of the kingdom in the reigns of David and Solomon. ( 2 Samuel 8:16 ; 20:24 ; 1 Kings 4:3 ; 1 Chronicles 18:15 ) (B.C. before 1015.)
  2. The father of Baana, one of Solomons twelve commissariat officers. ( 1 Kings 4:12 ) It is uncertain whether he is the same with the foregoing.

[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names

Bibliography Information

Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Ahilud'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.