Dictionaries :: Ahlai

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Ahlai:

beseeching; sorrowing; expecting

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Ahlai:

a'-li ('achlay "O would that!"):

(1) A Son of Sheshan (1Ch 2:31) or according to 1Ch 2:34 a daughter of Sheshan, for here we read: "Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters."

(2) The father of Zabad, a soldier in David's army (1Ch 11:41).

Nave's Topical Bible

Ahlai: 1. Daughter of Sheshan

1Ch 2:31, 34, 35

Ahlai: 2. Father of Zabad

1Ch 11:41

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Ahlai:

(ornamental) daughter of Sheshan, whom, having no issue, he gave in marriage to his Egyptian slave Jarha (1 Chronicles 2:31; 2:35). From her were descended Zabad, one of David's mighty men (1 Chronicles 11:41) and Aza‐riah, one of the captains of hundreds in the reign of Joash (2 Chronicles 23:1).