Malchijah
Malchijah
(in several passages, for different men). SEE MALCHIAH.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Malchijah
1. (See MALCHIAH.) 1Ch 24:9.
2. Neh 12:42.
Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary
Malchijah
MALCHIJAH.1. A descendant of Gershom (1Ch 6:40 [Heb. 25]). 2. A priest, the father of Pashhur (1Ch 9:12, Neh 11:12), same as Malchiah of Jer 21:1; Jer 38:1. 3. Head of the 5th course of priests (1Ch 24:9), perhaps the same as the preceding. 4. 5. Two of the sons of Parosh, who had married foreign wives (Ezr 10:25 bis); called in 1Es 9:25 Malchias and Asibias respectively. 6. One of the sons of Harim who had married a foreign wife (Ezr 10:31). In Neh 3:11 he is mentioned as taking part in the repairing of the wall. He is called in 1Es 9:32 Malchias. 7. Malchijah the son of Rechab repaired the dung-gate (Neh 3:14). 8. One of the guild of the goldsmiths who helped to repair the wall (Neh 3:31). 9. One of those who stood at Ezras left hand at the reading of the Law (Neh 8:4). 10. One of those who sealed the covenant (Neh 10:3), probably the same as No. 2. 11. A priest who took part in the ceremony of dedicating the wall (Neh 12:42).
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Malchijah
mal-kja (, malkyah, Yah is king; , Melcheas, with variants):
(1) A Levite, descendant of Gershom, of those whom David set over the service of sting in the worship (1Ch 6:40).
(2) The head of the 5th course of priests (1Ch 24:9).
(3) One of the laymen who had taken strange wives during the exile (Ezr 10:25); the Melchias of 1 Esdras 9:26.
(4) Another of the same name (Ezr 10:25; two in same verse). Called Asibias in 1 Esdras 9:26.
(5) Another under the same offense, son of Harim (Ezr 10:31). Melchias in 1 Esdras 9:32.
(6) One of the repairers who helped with the tower of the furnaces (Neh 3:11).
(7) Son of Rechab ruler of Beth-haccerem, repairer of the dung gate (Neh 3:14).
(8) A goldsmith who helped in building the walls of Jerusalem (Neh 3:31).
(9) One of those at Ezra’s left hand when he read the law (though possibly one of the above (Neh 8:4)). In 1 Esdras 9:44 Melchias.
(10) One of the covenant signatories (Neh 10:3).
(11) The father of Pashhur (Neh 11:12; Jer 21:1; Jer 38:1).
(12) A priest, a singer at the dedication of the walls of Jerusalem under Ezra and Nehemiah (Neh 12:42).
(13) (, malkyahu as above with u ending): Son of Ham-melech (or, as 1Ki 22:26; 2Ch 28:7 translate it, king’s son). Jeremiah was cast into his dungeon or pit (Jer 38:6).
The King James Version spells Malchiah or Malchijah indifferently with Melchiah in Jer 21:1; the English Revised Version has Malchiah in Jer 21:1; Jer 38:1, Jer 38:6, elsewhere Malchijah; the American Standard Revised Version has Malchijah throughout.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Malchijah
[Malchi’jah] See MALCHIAH.