Dictionaries :: Shilonite

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Shilonite:

Ahijah the prophet, whose home was in Shiloh, is so designated (1Ki 11:29; 15:29). The plural form occurs (1Ch 9:5), denoting the descendants of Shelah, Judah's youngest son.

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Shilonite:

shi'-lo-nit (shiloni (2Ch 9:29), shiloni (2Ch 10:15; Ne 11:5), Shilowniy; Selonei, Seloneites): This denotes an inhabitant of Shiloh, and applies

(1) to Ahijah the prophet (1Ki 11:29, etc.); and

(2) to a family of the children of Judah, who, after the exile, made their home in Jerusalem (1Ch 9:5; Ne 11:5, the King James Version "Shiloni").

Nave's Topical Bible

Shilonite: 1. A Man of Shiloh

1Ki 11:29; 12:15; 15:29; 2Ch 9:29; 10:15

Shilonite: 2. Used, Apparently, to Denote a Descendant of Shelah

1Ch 9:5

See SHELAMITES