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Adiel
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).
Named in the Bible
3 verses
- 1 Chronicles 4:36 And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,
- 1 Chronicles 9:12 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;
- 1 Chronicles 27:25 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:
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
