Topic
Ammiel
8 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.
- Numbers 13:12Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. One of the twelve spies
Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli.
- 2 Samuel 9:4Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. Father of Machir
And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar.
- 2 Samuel 11:3Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 3. Father of Bath-sheba — Also called ELIAM
And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?
- 2 Samuel 17:27Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. Father of Machir
¶ And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
- 1 Chronicles 3:5Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 3. Father of Bath-sheba
And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel:
- 1 Chronicles 26:5Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 4. Son of Obed-edom
Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: for God blessed him.
- 2 Samuel 9:5Easton · ISBE · Nave 2. Father of Machir
¶ Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar.
- Numbers 14:37Easton
Even those men that did bring up the evil report upon the land, died by the plague before the LORD.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 8 references
People of God. (1.) One of the twelve spies sent by Moses to search the land of Canaan (Num. 13:12). He was one of the ten who perished by the plague for their unfavourable report (Num. 14:37).
(2.) The father of Machir of Lo-debar, in whose house Mephibosheth resided (2 Sam. 9:4, 5; 17:27).
(3.) The father of Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah, and afterwards of David (1 Chr. 3:5). He is called Eliam in 2 Sam. 11:3.
(4.) One of the sons of Obed-edom the Levite (1 Chr. 26:5).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 6 references
- The spy from the tribe of Dan. (Numbers 13:12) (B.C. 1490.) He perished by the plague for his evil report.
- Father of Machir of Lo-debar. (2 Samuel 9:4; 17:27)
- Father of Bath-sheba, (1 Chronicles 3:5) called ELIAM in (2 Samuel 11:3)
- The sixth son of Obed-edom, (1 Chronicles 26:5) and one of the doorkeepers of the temple. (B.C. 1014.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 7 references
am'-i-el (`ammi'el, "my kinsman is God"; (Ameiel)): A name borne by four men in the Old Testament.
(1) One of the twelve spies sent into Canaan by Moses; son of Gemalli, of the tribe of Da (Nu 13:12).
(2) A Benjamite, the father of Machir, a friend of David, living at Lodebar in Gilead (2Sa 9:4,5; 17:27).
(3) Father of Bathshua (or Bathsheba), one of David's wives, who was mother of Solomon (1Ch 3:5). In the parallel passage, 2Sa 11:3, by transposition of the two parts of the name, he is called Eliam, meaning "my God is a kinsman."
(4) The sixth son of Obed-edom, a Levite, one of the doorkeepers of the tabernacle of God in David's life-time (1Ch 26:5).
Edward Mack
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.