Topic
Ziza
3 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.
- 2 Chronicles 11:20Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. Son of Rehoboam
And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
- 1 Chronicles 4:37Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. A Simeonite
And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;
- 1 Chronicles 4:37–43Easton
And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah; These mentioned by their names were princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly. ¶ And they went to the entrance of…
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 2 references
Splendour; abundance. (1.) A Simeonite prince (1 Chr. 4:37-43).
(2.) A son of Rehoboam (2 Chr. 11:20).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 2 references
- Son of Shiphi, a chief of the Simeonites in the reign of Hezekiah. (1 Chronicles 4:37) (B.C. about 725.)
- Son of Rehoboam by Maachah the granddaughter of Absalom. (2 Chronicles 11:20) (B.C. after 973.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 2 references
zi'-za (ziza', probably a childish reduplicated abbreviation or a term of endearment (Curtis, Chron., 369, quoting Noldeke in EB, III 3294)):
(1) A Simeonite chief (1Ch 4:37).
(2) A son of King Rehoboam, his mother being a daughter or grand-daughter of Absalom (2Ch 11:20).
(3) A probable reading for ZIZAH (which see).
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.