Delaiah
Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897) · International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
THE DICTIONARY — Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
freed by Jehovah. (1.) The head of the twenty-third division of the priestly order (1 Chronicles 24:18). (2.) A son of Shemaiah, and one of the courtiers to whom Jeremiah’s first roll of prophecy was read (Jeremiah 36: 12). (3.) The head of one of the bands of exiles that returned under Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (Ezra 2:60; Nehemiah 7:62).
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The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), general editor James Orr — public domain, printed whole.
de-la'-ya (delayah, "God has raised"):
(1) A descendant of David (1Ch 3:24; the King James Version "Dalaiah").
(2) One of David's priests and leader of the 23rd course (1Ch 24:18).
(3) One of the princes who pleaded with Jehoiakim not to destroy the roll containing the prophecies of Jeremiah (Jer 36:12,25).
(4) The ancestor of a post-exilic family whose genealogy was lost (Ezr 2:60; Ne 7:62; 1 Esdras 5:37 margin). See DALAN.
(5) The father of timorous Shemaiah (Ne 6:10).