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Malchiah

14 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.

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Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 8 references

Jehovah’s king. (1.) The head of the fifth division of the priests in the time of David (1 Chr. 24:9).

(2.) A priest, the father of Pashur (1 Chr. 9:12; Jer. 38:1).

(3.) One of the priests appointed as musicians to celebrate the completion of the walls of Jerusalem (Neh. 12:42).

(4.) A priest who stood by Ezra when he “read in the book of the law of God” (Neh. 8:4).

(5.) Neh. 3:11.

(6.) Neh. 3:31.

(7.) Neh. 3:14.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 0 references

mal-ki'-a.

See MALCHIJAH.

In the topical indexes

Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 13 references, grouped by sub-topic
  • → Also called MALCHIJAH
  • 1. A Gershonite 1Ch 6:40
  • 2. Also called MELCHIAH
  • 3. Head of a division of priests 1Ch 24:9
  • 4. Name of three exiles Ezr 10:25,31
  • 5. A son of Rechab who repaired the dung gate of Jerusalem Ne 3:14
  • 6. A Jew who helped repair the walls of Jerusalem Ne 3:31
  • 7. A Jew who stood by Ezra when he read the book of the law to the people Ne 8:4
  • 8. A priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah Ne 10:3
  • 9. A priest appointed to assist in dedicating the walls of Jerusalem Ne 12:42

Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); 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.

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