Topic
Pelaiah
4 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
These works date from 1884–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 1 Chronicles 3:24Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. Son of Elioenai
And the sons of Elioenai were, Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven.
- Nehemiah 8:7Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. A Levite who assisted Ezra in instructing the people in the law
Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.
- Nehemiah 10:10Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. A Levite who assisted Ezra in instructing the people in the law
And their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
- 1 Esdras 9:48ISBE
Also Jesus, Anus, Sarabias, Adinus, Jacubus, Sabateas, Auteas, Maianeas, and Calitas, Asrias, and Joazabdus, and Ananias, Biatas, the Levites, taught the law of the Lord, making them withal to understand it.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 2 references
Distinguished of the Lord. (1.) One of David’s posterity (1 Chr. 3:24).
(2.) A Levite who expounded the law (Neh. 8:7).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 3 references
- A son of Elioenai, of the royal line of Judah. (1 Chronicles 3:24) (B.C. after 400.)
- One of the Levites who assisted Ezra in expounding the law, (Nehemiah 8:7) He afterward sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:10) (B.C.445.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 4 references
pe-la'-ya, pe-li'-a (pela'yah):
(1) A son of Elioenai, of the royal house of Judah (1Ch 3:24).
(2) A Levite who assisted Ezra by expounding the Law (Ne 8:7), and was one of those who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah (10:10). He is called "Phalias" in 1 Esdras 9:48 (Revised Version).
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.