Topic
Adiel
3 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 1 Chronicles 4:36Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. A man of the tribe of Simeon
And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,
- 1 Chronicles 9:12Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. A priest
And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;
- 1 Chronicles 27:25Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 3. Father of Azmaveth
¶ And over the king’s treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah:
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 3 references
Ornament of God. (1.) The father of Azmaveth, who was treasurer under David and Solomon (1 Chr. 27:25). (2.) A family head of the tribe of Simeon (1 Chr. 4:36). (3.) A priest (1 Chr. 9:12).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 3 references
- A prince of the tribe of Simeon, descended from the prosperous family of Shimei. (1 Chronicles 4:36) He took part in the murderous raid made by his tribe upon the peaceable Hamite shepherds of the valley of Gedor in the reign of Hezekiah. (B.C. about 711.)
- A priest, ancestor of Maasiai. (1 Chronicles 9:12)
- Ancestor of Azmaveth, David’s treasurer. (1 Chronicles 27:25) (B.C. 1050.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 3 references
ad'-i-el (`adhi'el, "ornament of God"):
(1) One of the "princes" of the tribe of Simeon, who, in the days of Hezekiah, smote the aborigines of Gedor and captured the valley (1Ch 4:36 ff).
(2) Father of Maasai, one of the priests who dwelt in Jerusalem after the return from the Exile (1Ch 9:12).
(3) Father of Azmaveth who was over David's treasures (1Ch 27:25).
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.