ahiah or ahijah Summary and Overview

(friend of Jehovah). 1. Son of Ahitub, grandson of Phinehas and great-grandson of Eli, succeeded his father as high priest in the reign of Saul. #1Sa 14:3,18| Ahiah is probably the same person as Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. (B.C. 980.) 2. One of Solomon's princes. #1Ki 4:3| 3. A prophet of Shiloh, #1Ki 14:2| hence called the Shilonite, #1Ki 11:29| of whom we have two remarkable prophecies extant, the one in #1Ki 11:30-39| addressed to Jeroboam, announcing the rending of the ten tribes from Solomon; the other in #1Ki 14:6-16| in which he foretold the death of Abijah, the king's son, who was sick, and the destruction of Jeroboam's house on account of the images which he had set up. #1Ki 14:2,3| (B.C. about 956.) 4. Father of Baasha king of Israel. #1Ki 15:27,33| 5. Son of Jerahmeel. #1Ch 2:25| 6. Son of Bela. #1Ch 8:7| 7. One of David's mighty men. #1Ch 11:36| 8. A Levite in David's reign. #1Ch 26:20| 9. One of the "heads of the people" who joined in the covenant with Nehemiah. #Ne 10:26|