Topic
Melchias
6 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Ezra 10:25ISBE
Moreover of Israel: of the sons of Parosh; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.
- Ezra 10:31ISBE
And of the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
- Nehemiah 8:4ISBE
And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and…
- 1 Esdras 9:26ISBE
Of them of Israel, of the sons of Phoros; Hiermas, and Eddias, and Melchias, and Maelus, and Eleazar, and Asibias, and Baanias.
- 1 Esdras 9:32ISBE
And of the sons of Annas; Elionas and Aseas, and Melchias, and Sabbeus, and Simon Chosameus.
- 1 Esdras 9:44ISBE
And upon his left hand stood Phaldaius, Misael, Melchias, Lothasubus, and Nabarias.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 6 references
mel-ki-as (Codex Vaticanus, Melcheias, Codex Vaticanus (b), Codex Alexandrinus, Melchias): Name of three men who had taken "strange wives":
(1) 1 Esdras 9:26 = "Malchijah" (Ezr 10:25).
(2) 1 Esdras 9:32 = "Malchijah" (Ezr 10:31).
(3) One of those who stood at Ezra's left hand when the law was read (1 Esdras 9:44) = "Malchijah" (Ne 8:4), possibly identical with (1) or (2).
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.