Topic
Kolaiah
3 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Nehemiah 11:7Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. A Benjamite and ancestor of Sallu
And these are the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jesaiah.
- Jeremiah 29:21Smith · Nave 2. Father of the false prophet Ahab
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, of Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy a lie unto you in my name; Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them…
- Jeremiah 29:21–23ISBE
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, of Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy a lie unto you in my name; Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them…
In the reference works
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 2 references
- A Benjamite whose descendants settled in Jerusalem after the return from the captivity. (Nehemiah 11:7) (B.C. before 536.)
- The father of Ahab the false prophet, who was burnt by the king of Babylon. (Jeremiah 29:21) (B.C. before 594.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 2 references
ko-la'-ya, ko-li'-a (qolayah, "voice of Yah"):
(1) A Benjamite, son of Maaseiah (Ne 11:7).
(2) Father of Ahab, a false prophet and a lecherous man (Jer 29:21-23).
In the topical indexes
Texts: 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.