Ahijah

Passages on this topic

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), a historical reference index. The groupings are Nave’s; the verses are shown in the text used across this site.

Also called AHIAH

1. Son of Bela

• 1 Chronicles 8:7 Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who carried them into exile and who was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

2. Son of Jerahmeel

• 1 Chronicles 2:25 The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron: Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.

3. A priest in Shiloh, probably identical with Ahimelech, mentioned in

• 1 Samuel 22:11 Then the king sent messengers to summon Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and his father’s whole family, who were priests at Nob. And all of them came to the king.

Was priest in Saul's reign

• 1 Samuel 14:3 including Ahijah, who was wearing an ephod. He was the son of Ichabod’s brother Ahitub son of Phinehas, the son of Eli the priest of the LORD in Shiloh. But the troops did not know that Jonathan had left.
• 1 Samuel 14:18 Then Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the ark of God.” (For at that time it was with the Israelites.)

Killed

• 1 Samuel 22:11–19 Then the king sent messengers to summon Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and his father’s whole family, who were priests at Nob. And all of them came to the king. “Listen now, son of Ahitub,” said Saul. “Here I am, my lord,” he replied. And Saul asked him, “Why have you and the son of Jesse…

4. One of David's heroes

• 1 Chronicles 11:36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

Also called ELIAM

• 2 Samuel 23:34 Eliphelet son of Ahasbai the Maacathite, Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

5. A Levite who was treasurer in the tabernacle

• 1 Chronicles 26:20 Now their fellow Levites were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated things.

6. Son of Shisha

• 1 Kings 4:3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;

7. A prophet in Shiloh

• 1 Kings 11:29–39 During that time, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met Jeroboam on the road as he was going out of Jerusalem. Now Ahijah had wrapped himself in a new cloak, and the two of them were alone in the open field. And Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing, tore it into twelve pieces, and said t…

8. Father of Baasha

• 1 Kings 15:27 Then Baasha son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar conspired against Nadab, and Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon of the Philistines while Nadab and all Israel were besieging the city.
• 1 Kings 15:33 In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king of all Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah twenty-four years.
• 2 Kings 9:9 I will make the house of Ahab like the houses of Jeroboam son of Nebat and Baasha son of Ahijah.

9. An Israelite, who subscribed to the covenant of Nehemiah

• Nehemiah 10:26 Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,