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AHIJAH

(Heb. ʾăḥîyâ)

1. Son of Ahitub and great-grandson of Eli. Ahijah was a priest in Shiloh who served with Saul’s army as the wearer of the ephod (1 Sam. 14:3). He was responsible for the ark of the covenant, then housed at Kiriath-jearim (1 Sam. 14:18-19).

2. A prophet from Shiloh. Ahijah tore his garment into 12 pieces before Jeroboam, Solomon’s overseer of compulsory labor of the house of Joseph, symbolizing the coming division of the kingdom (1 Kgs. 11:29-31; 12:15; 2 Chr. 10:15). In addition to predicting Jeroboam’s accession to the throne of the northern kingdom, Ahijah later foretold the death of Jeroboam’s son (1 Kgs. 14:2-18; 15:29-30).

3. Son of Shisha; a secretary under Solomon (1 Kgs. 4:3).

4. Father of Baasha, king of Israel; member of the tribe of Issachar (1 Kgs. 15:27, 33; 21:22; 2 Kgs. 9:9).

5. Son of Jerahmeel; member of the tribe of Judah (1 Chr. 2:25).

6. Son of Ehud, a Benjaminite, who was carried into captivity (1 Chr. 8:7).

7. A Pelonite; one of David’s mighty men (1 Chr. 11:36).

8. A Levite in charge of the temple treasury under King David (1 Chr. 26:20).

Kenneth Atkinson

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AHIJAH

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)