Iddo

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(timely). (1) Father of Ahinadab (1 Kings 4:14¹⁴Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim: (1 Kings 4:14)). (2) A Levite (1 Chron. 6:21²¹Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son. (1 Chronicles 6:21)). (3) A Manassite chief (1 Chron. 27:21²¹Of the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner: (1 Chronicles 27:21)). (4) A seer and chronicler (2 Chron. 9:29; 13:22²⁹Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat? (2 Chronicles 9:29)
²²And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the story of the prophet Iddo. (2 Chronicles 13:22)). (5) Grandfather of Zechariah (Zech. 1:1,7¹In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying, (Zechariah 1:1)
⁷Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying, (Zechariah 1:7)). (6) One of the returned (Ezra 8:17¹⁷And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God. (Ezra 8:17)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Father of Ahinadab one of Solomon’s commissariat officers (1 Kings 4:14¹⁴Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim: (1 Kings 4:14)).

2. Son of Joah, a descendant of Gershom (1 Chron. 6:21²¹Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son. (1 Chronicles 6:21)).

3. Son of Zechariah and a ruler of Manasseh in Gilead (1 Chron. 27:21²¹Of the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner: (1 Chronicles 27:21)).

4. A seer who had “visions” against Jeroboam. He wrote of Rehoboam in a book “concerning genealogies”; and also of Abijah in his “story” or “commentary” (2 Chron. 9:29²⁹Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat? (2 Chronicles 9:29); 2 Chron. 12:15¹⁵Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually. (2 Chronicles 12:15); 2 Chron. 13:22²²And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the story of the prophet Iddo. (2 Chronicles 13:22)).

5. Grandfather of Zechariah the prophet (Ezra 5:1¹Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them. (Ezra 5:1); Ezra 6:14¹⁴And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. (Ezra 6:14); Zech. 1:1,7¹In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying, (Zechariah 1:1)
⁷Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying, (Zechariah 1:7)).

6. Chief at Casiphia, to whom Ezra sent for Levites (Ezra 8:17¹⁷And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God. (Ezra 8:17)).

7. Priest who returned from exile (Neh. 12:4, 16⁴Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah, (Nehemiah 12:4)
¹⁶Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam; (Nehemiah 12:16)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

5714 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

`Iddow

Phonic:

id-do’

Meaning:

or iIddowo {id-do'}; or tIddiy {id-dee'}; from 5710; timely; Iddo (or Iddi), the name of five Israelites

KJV Usage:

Iddo. Compare 3035, 3260

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

I will praise him (Ezra 8:17, 1 Chron. 27:21) : his appointment: he will adorn him (2 Chron. 9:29) : due time: adorn him

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

An ornament; timely; loving; favorite:―the name of five Israelites [JADAU], Ezra 5:1. {Ornamentum}