Delaiah

Delaiah [N] [H] [S]

freed by Jehovah.

  • The head of the twenty-third division of the priestly order ( 1 Chronicles 24:18 ).

  • A son of Shemaiah, and one of the courtiers to whom Jeremiah's first roll of prophecy was read ( Jeremiah 36:12 ).

  • The head of one of the bands of exiles that returned under Zerubbabel to Jerusalem ( Ezra 2:60 ; Nehemiah 7:62 ).

    These dictionary topics are from
    M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
    published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.

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

    Bibliography Information

    Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Delaiah". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .
  • Delaiah [N] [E] [S]

    the poor of the Lord
    Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names. Public Domain. Copy freely.

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    [E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
    [S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary

    Bibliography Information

    Hitchcock, Roswell D. "Entry for 'Delaiah'". "An Interpreting Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names". . New York, N.Y., 1869.
    Delaiah [N] [E] [H]

    (freed by Jehovah ).

    1. A priest in the time of David, leader of the twenty-third course of priests. ( 1 Chronicles 24:18 ) (B.C. 1014.)
    2. "Children of Delaiah" were among the people of uncertain pedigree who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. ( Ezra 2:60 ; Nehemiah 7:62 ) (B.C. 536.)
    3. Son of Mehetabeel and father of Shemaiah. ( Nehemiah 6:10 ) (B.C. before 410.)
    4. Son of Shemaiah, one of the "princes" about the court of Jehoiakim. ( Jeremiah 36:12 Jeremiah 36:25 ) (B.C. 604.)

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

    Bibliography Information

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

    DELAIAH

    de-la'-ya (delayah, "God has raised"):

    (1) A descendant of David (1 Chronicles 3:24; the King James Version "Dalaiah").

    (2) One of David's priests and leader of the 23rd course (1 Chronicles 24:18).

    (3) One of the princes who pleaded with Jehoiakim not to destroy the roll containing the prophecies of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 36:12,25).

    (4) The ancestor of a post-exilic family whose genealogy was lost (Ezra 2:60; Nehemiah 7:62; 1 Esdras 5:37 margin). See DALAN.

    (5) The father of timorous Shemaiah (Nehemiah 6:10).


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    Bibliography Information
    Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'DELAIAH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.