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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5717
a.di.el — Adiel
A man of the tribe of Simeon(?) living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.36 § Adiel = "ornament of God" 1) a prince of the Simeon of the family of Shimei in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah 2) a priest, ancestor of Maasiai 3) ancestor of Azmaveth, the treasurer of David
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Ornament of God. (1.) The father of Azmaveth, who was treasurer under David and Solomon (1 Chr. 27:25). (2.) A family head of the tribe of Simeon (1 Chr. 4:36). (3.) A priest (1 Chr. 9:12).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
Read the quoted verses in their chapters to evaluate the historical dictionary references.
And over the king’s treasures [was] Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, [was] Jehonathan the son of Uzziah:
And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,
And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;
