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Ahijah (əhī`jə), common name in the Bible, occasionally spelled Ahiah. 1 Prophet from Shiloh. 2 Priest in the time of Saul, perhaps the same as Ahimelech 1 Priest at Nob, brother of, or perhaps the same as, Ahijah (2.) He befriended David, and Saul had him killed. In some passages his name is reversed with that of his son, Abiathar. 3 One of David's captains. 4 Scribe. 5 Father of King Baasha Baasha (bā`āshə), king of Israel (c.900–877 B.C.). He made himself king by the murder of King Nadab and the royal family. 6 Sealer of the covenant. |
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gives attention to Moses, Balaam, Samuel, Nathan, Ahijah, Elijah, and
Elisha. Gray (4, 220, 299) noted that the
"self-contained narrative account of the rejection of
Rehoboam" was "left almost untouched" by the
"Deuteronomic compiler" "except for the addition of his
comment at v 15 to explain the obtuseness of Rehoboam which caused the
breach as the deliberate act of god in fulfillment of the prophetic word
of Ahijah. |
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