Ishmaiah
Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897) · International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
THE DICTIONARY — Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
heard by Jehovah. (1.) A Gibeonite who joined David at Ziklag, “a hero among the thirty and over the thirty” (1 Chronicles 12:4). (2.) Son of Obadiah, and viceroy of Zebulun under David and Solomon (1 Chronicles 27:19). *1 SHM EET T I ES (Genesis 37:28; 39:1, A.V.) should be “Ishmaelites,” as in the Revised Version.
THE FULL ARTICLE — from the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), general editor James Orr — public domain, printed whole.
ish-ma'-ya (yishma`yah, "Yah is hearing"):
(1) A man of Gibeon, chief of David's 30 great warriors, who came to him at Ziklag (1Ch 12:4, the King James Version "Ismaiah").
(2) Chief of the armed contingent of the tribe of Zebulun, which served David in the monthly order of the tribes (1Ch 27:19).