MALCHIJAH
(Mal·chiʹjah) [Jehovah is king].
1. A Levite who descended from Gershom and who was an ancestor of the Levitical musician Asaph.—1 Chron. 6:39-43.
2. Descendant of Aaron and head of the fifth of the twenty-four divisions of priests organized by David.—1 Chron. 24:1, 9.
3. A priest and the father of Pashhur.—1 Chron. 9:12; Neh. 11:12; Jer. 21:1; 38:1.
4. “The son of the king” into whose cistern Jeremiah was thrown. (Jer. 38:6) According to the Hebrew Masoretic text, his name is Mal·ki·yaʹhu, meaning “Yah is King,” or, “King of Yah.”
5. An Israelite “of the sons of Parosh” among those accepting foreign wives but dismissing them in Ezra’s day.—Ezra 10:25, 44.
6. Another Israelite “of the sons of Parosh” among those sending their foreign wives away. (Ezra 10:25, 44) The Septuagint Version reads “Hashabiah” instead of “Malchijah” here.
7. A man of Israel “of the sons of Harim” who was among those sending away foreign wives and sons in Ezra’s time.—Ezra 10:31, 44.
8. An Israelite, “the son of Harim.” Along with Hasshub, he repaired a section of Jerusalem’s wall and the Tower of the Bake Ovens after the return from Babylonian exile. (Neh. 3:11) He may be the same person as No. 7.
9. Son of Rechab and prince of the district of Beth-haccherem who repaired the Gate of the Ashheaps during Nehemiah’s governorship.—Neh. 3:14.
10. Member of the goldsmith guild who repaired part of Jerusalem’s wall in Nehemiah’s day.—Neh. 3:31.
11. A priest who stood at Ezra’s left hand when the copyist read the law before the Israelites in reestablished Jerusalem.—Neh. 8:4.
12. One of the priests, or the forefather of one, who attested by seal the “trustworthy arrangement” during Nehemiah’s governorship.—Neh. 9:38–10:3.
13. A priest who participated in the inauguration ceremonies for Jerusalem’s wall as rebuilt under Nehemiah’s supervision. (Neh. 12:40-42) He may be the same person as No. 11.