Dictionaries :: Ishmaiah

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Ishmaiah:

heard by Jehovah. (1.) A Gibeonite who joined David at Ziklag, "a hero among the thirty and over the thirty" (1Ch 12:4).

(2.) Son of Obadiah, and viceroy of Zebulun under David and Solomon (1Ch 27:19).

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Ishmaiah:

hearing or obeying the Lord

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Ishmaiah:

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).

Nave's Topical Bible

Ishmaiah: A Prince of Zebulun

1Ch 27:19

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Ishmaiah:

(Jehovah hears) son of Obadiah; the ruler of the tribe of Zebulun in the time of King David (1 Chronicles 27:19). (B.C. 1046)