Dictionaries :: Adiel

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Adiel:

ornament of God. (1.) The father of Azmaveth, who was treasurer under David and Solomon (1Ch 27:25). (2.) A family head of the tribe of Simeon (1Ch 4:36). (3.) A priest (1Ch 9:12).

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Adiel:

the witness of the Lord

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Adiel:

ad'-i-el (‘adhi'el, "ornament of God"):

(1) One of the "princes" of the tribe of Simeon, who, in the days of Hezekiah, smote the aborigines of Gedor and captured the valley (1Ch 4:36 ff).

(2) Father of Maasai, one of the priests who dwelt in Jerusalem after the return from the Exile (1Ch 9:12).

(3) Father of Azmaveth who was over David's treasures (1Ch 27:25).

Nave's Topical Bible

Adiel: 1. A Man of the Tribe of Simeon

1Ch 4:36

Adiel: 2. A Priest

1Ch 9:12

Adiel: 3. Father of Azmaveth

1Ch 27:25

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Adiel:

(ornament of God).

(1.) A prince of the tribe of Simeon, descended from the prosperous family of Shimei (1 Chronicles 4:36). He took part in the murderous raid made by his tribe upon the peaceable Hamite shepherds of the valley of Gedor in the reign of Hezekiah. (B.C. about 711)

(2.) A priest, ancestor of Maasiai (1 Chronicles 9:12).

(3.) Ancestor of Azmaveth, David's treasurer (1 Chronicles 27:25). (B.C. 1050)