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HILKIAH

(Heb. ḥilqîyâ)

1. The father of Eliakim, Hezekiah’s prime minister (2 Kgs. 18:18, 26, 37; Isa. 22:20; 36:3).

2. High priest during the reign of Josiah. He was responsible for the collection and disbursement of funds that paid for the renovation of the temple, which accompanied Josiah’s reform. During the renovation, he found the scroll of the law, which served as the basis for the continuing reform. He and others consulted the prophetess Huldah on Josiah’s behalf in order to ascertain the word of the Lord in relation to the scroll and its implications for Judah. Hilkiah and other officials participated in the removal of implements of pagan worship from the temple (2 Kgs. 22–23; 2 Chr. 34–35; Isa. 36–37) and provided sacrifices for Josiah’s Passover celebration (2 Chr. 35:8; 1 Esdr. 1:8).

3. A preexilic Levite (1 Chr. 6:13[MT 5:39]) and possibly the great-grandfather of Ezra (Ezra 7:1; 1 Esdr. 8:1). Some scholars identify this Hilkiah with the high priest of Josiah’s reign (2 above).

4. An ancestor of Merari, one of the levitical musicians appointed by David to the service of the ark of the covenant (1 Chr. 6:45[30]).

5. The father of a postexilic priest named either Azariah (1 Chr. 9:11) or Seraiah (Neh. 11:11).

6. One of the gatekeepers of the temple appointed by David. He was the second son of Hosah, a descendant of Merari (1 Chr. 26:11).

7. One of those who stood beside Ezra as he read the law before the Water Gate (Neh. 8:4).

8. One of the leaders of the priests during the time of Jeshua and Zerubbabel (Neh. 12:7); his son Hashabiah was head of the ancestral house during the high priesthood of Joiakim (v. 21).

9. A priest from Anathoth; the father of Jeremiah (Jer. 1).

10. The father of Gemariah, whom Zedekiah sent to Nebuchadnezzar (Jer. 29:3).

11. An ancestor of Judith (Jdt. 8:1).

12. An ancestor of Baruch (Bar. 1:1, 7).

13. The father of Susanna (Sus. 2, 29, 63).

Michael L. Ruffin






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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