Adaiah
Adaiah was the father of Maaseiah, one of the captains who supported Jehoiada the priest in overthrowing Athaliah and installing Joash as king of Judah.
The name Adaiah means “the witness of the Lord”
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Summary
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2 Chronicles 23:1; only referred to as Adaiah (עֲדָיָ֫הוּ); father of Maaseiah.
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Alternative names
- עֲדָיָ֫הוּAdaiah
Mentions
- Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada strengthened himself and made a covenant with the commanders of hundreds—with Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri.