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Michaiah

From: Concise Bible Dictionary: M By: George A. Morrish

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1. Father of Achbor (2 Kings 22:12¹²And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king's, saying, (2 Kings 22:12)), Called Micah in 2 Chronicles 34:20²⁰And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king's, saying, (2 Chronicles 34:20).

2. Daughter of Uriel of Gibeah and wife of Rehoboam (2 Chron. 13:2²He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam. (2 Chronicles 13:2)). Called MAACHAH, daughter of Abishalom, in 1 Kings 15:2²Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. (1 Kings 15:2); and daughter of Absalom in 2 Chronicles 11:20²⁰And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith. (2 Chronicles 11:20). See MAACHAH.

3. Prince of Judah sent with priests and Levites to teach the people the law (2 Chron. 17:7⁷Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, even to Ben-hail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah. (2 Chronicles 17:7)).

4. Son of Zaccur, a descendant of Asaph (Neh. 12:35³⁵And certain of the priests' sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph: (Nehemiah 12:35)). Apparently called MICAH in 1 Chronicles 9:15¹⁵And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph; (1 Chronicles 9:15); and MICHA in Nehemiah 11:17,22¹⁷And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. (Nehemiah 11:17)
²²The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha. Of the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house of God. (Nehemiah 11:22).

5. Priest who assisted at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem (Neh. 12:41⁴¹And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets; (Nehemiah 12:41)).

6. Son of Gemariah and a prince of Judah (Jer. 36:11,13¹¹When Michaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book all the words of the Lord, (Jeremiah 36:11)
¹³Then Michaiah declared unto them all the words that he had heard, when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people. (Jeremiah 36:13)).

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