Topic
Pethahiah
5 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.
- 1 Chronicles 24:16Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. A priest during the reign of David
The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel,
- Ezra 10:23Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. A Levite who divorced his Gentile wife
Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
- Nehemiah 9:5Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. A Levite who divorced his Gentile wife — Probably identical with the one mentioned
Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
- Nehemiah 11:24Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 3. A counselor of Artaxerxes
And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king’s hand in all matters concerning the people.
- 1 Esdras 9:23ISBE
And of the Levites; Jozabad, and Semis, and Colius, who was called Calitas, and Patheus, and Judas, and Jonas.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 4 references
Loosed of the Lord. (1.) The chief of one of the priestly courses (the nineteenth) in the time of David (1 Chr. 24:16). (2.) A Levite (Ezra 10:23). (3.) Neh. 9:5. (4.) A descendant of Judah who had some office at the court of Persia (Neh. 11:24).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 4 references
- A priest, over the nineteenth course in the reign of David. (1 Chronicles 24:16) (B.C. 1020.)
- A Levite in the time of Ezra, who had married a foreign wife. (Ezra 10:23) He is probably the same who is mentioned in (Nehemiah 9:5) (B.C. 458.)
- The son of Meshezabeel, and descendant of Zerah. (Nehemiah 11:24) (B.C. 446.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 5 references
peth-a-hi'-a (Pethachyah, "Yah opens up"):
(1) Chief of the 19th course of priests (1Ch 24:16).
(2) One of the Levites having "foreign wives" (Ezr 10:23; Ne 9:5; "Patheus" in 1 Esdras 9:23).
(3) Son of Meshezabeel, descendant of Judah, who was "at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people" (Ne 11:24).
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.