Adaiah (Hastings' Dictionary)
A man of Boscath, the maternal grandfather of king Josiah, 2 K 22'. 2. A Levite descended from Gershom, 1 Ch 6", caUed Iddo in v.». 3. A son of Shimei (in v." Shema) the Benjamite, 1 Ch 8". 4. The son of Jeroham, a priest, and head of a family in Jerusalem, 1 Ch 9". 5. The father of Maaseiah, a captain who helped Jehoiada to overthrow the usurpation of Athaliah, and set Joash on the throne, 2 Ch 23'. 6. One of the family of Bani, who took a strange wife during the Exile, Ezr 10*. 7.
Another of a different family of Bani, who had committed the same offence, Ezr lO**. 8. A descendant of Judah by Pharez, Neh 11'. 9. A Levite of the family of Aaron ; probably the same as (4), Neh 11". R. M. Boyd. ADALIA (n;^:.!!, Est 9«), the fifth of the sons of Haman, put to death by the Jews. In the LXX the name is different, and the MSS vary between Bo/xrd B, Bo/)A k A, Bop«d. H. A. WHITE.
This topic also has an entry in the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Both articles offer independent scholarly perspectives.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Adaiah
Adaiah a-da'-ya, a-di'-a (`adhayah, "Yahweh hath adorned"): ⇒See a list of verses on ADAIAH in the Bible. (1) Apparently the seventh of the nine sons of Shimei, who is apparently the same with Shema, who is the fifth of the sons of Elpaal, who is the second of the two sons of Shaharaim and Hushim (1Ch 8:21). Shaharaim and his descendants are listed with the descendants of Benjamin, though his relations to Benjamin are not stated. (2) A Levite; ancestor to David's singer Asaph, and a descendant of the fifth generation from Gershom (1Ch 6:41). ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia. (3) The father of Maaseiah, who was one of the captains of hundreds associated with Jehoiada the priest in making Joash king (2Ch 23:1). (4) A resident of Bozkath, and father of Jedidah the mother of King Josiah (2Ki 22:1). (5) A descendant of Judah through Perez. His great-great-grandson Maaseiah resided in Jerusalem after Nehemiah had rehabilitated the city (Ne 11:5). (6) One of the men of Israel, not a priest or Levite, but "of the sons of Bani," who promised Ezra that he would part with…
Smith's Bible Dictionary on Adaiah
(adorned by Jehovah). Maternal grandfather of King Josiah, and native of Boscath in the lowlands of Judah. (2 Kings 22:1) (B.C. 648.) A Levite of the Gershonite branch, and ancestor of Asaph. (1 Chronicles 6:41) In v. (1 Chronicles 6:21) Heb Isa called Iddo. A Benjamite, son of Shimhi, (1 Chronicles 8:21) who is apparently the same as Shema in v. (1 Chronicles 8:13) A priest, son of Jehoram. (1 Chronicles 9:12; Nehemiah 11:12) Ancestor of Maaseiah, one of the captains who supported Jehoiada. (2 Chronicles 23:1) One of the descendants of Bani, who had married a foreign wife after the return from Babylon. (Ezra 10:29) (B.C. 459). The descendant of another Bani, who had also taken a foreign wife. (Ezra 10:39) A man of Judah, of the line of Pharez. (Nehemiah 11:5)
Fausset's Bible Dictionary on Adaiah
1. 2Ki 22:1. 2. 1Ch 6:41. 3. 1Ch 8:21. 4. 1Ch 9:12; Neh 11:12. 5. Ezr 10:29. 6. Ezr 10:39; Neh 11:5. Adalia. Est 9:8.
References
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- Easton, M.G. (1893) Easton's Bible Dictionary. 3rd edn. Thomas Nelson. [Public Domain]
- Nave, O.J. (1897) Nave's Topical Bible. Topical Bible Publishing Co.. [Public Domain]
- Hastings, J. (ed.) (1909) A Dictionary of the Bible. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. [Public Domain]
- Smith, W. (ed.) (1884) Smith's Bible Dictionary. London: John Murray. [Public Domain]
- Fausset, A.R. (1878) Fausset's Bible Dictionary. [Public Domain]A Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopaedia