MALCHIJAH

(Mal·chiʹjah) [My King Is Jehovah].

1. A Levite who descended from Gershom and who was an ancestor of the Levite musician Asaph.​—1Ch 6:39-43.

2. Descendant of Aaron and head of the 5th of the 24 divisions of priests organized by David.​—1Ch 24:1, 9.

3. A priest and the father of Pashhur.​—1Ch 9:12; Ne 11:12; Jer 21:1; 38:1.

4. “The son of the king” into whose cistern Jeremiah was thrown. (Jer 38:6) In this instance the expression “the son of the king” may denote, not that he was an offspring of the king, but that he was closely connected with the royal household or was an official of royal descent.​—See JERAHMEEL No. 3.

5. An Israelite “of the sons of Parosh” among those accepting foreign wives but dismissing them in Ezra’s day.​—Ezr 10:25, 44.

6. Another Israelite “of the sons of Parosh” among those sending their foreign wives away. (Ezr 10:25, 44) The Greek Septuagint 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.​—Ezr 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. (Ne 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 Ash-heaps during Nehemiah’s governorship.​—Ne 3:14.

10. Member of the goldsmith guild who repaired part of Jerusalem’s wall in Nehemiah’s day.​—Ne 3:31.

11. A priest who stood at Ezra’s left hand when the copyist read the Law before the Israelites in reestablished Jerusalem.​—Ne 8:4.

12. One of the priests, or the forefather of one, who attested by seal the “trustworthy arrangement” during Nehemiah’s governorship.​—Ne 9:38–10:3.

13. A priest who participated in the inauguration ceremonies for Jerusalem’s wall as rebuilt under Nehemiah’s supervision. (Ne 12:40-42) He may be the same person as No. 11.