Hilkiah
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HILKIAH

hil-ki'-a (chilqiyah, "Yah is my portion" or "Yah's portion"): The name of 8 individuals in the Old Testament or 7, if the person mentioned in Nehemiah 12:7, 21 was the same who stood with Ezra at the reading of the Law (Nehemiah 8:4). The latter appears as Ezecias (the King James Version) in 1 Esdras 9:43. Five of this name are clearly associated with the priesthood, and the others are presumably so. The etymology suggests this. Either interpretation of the name expresses the person's claim on Yahweh or the parents' recognition of Yahweh's claim on him.

(1) The person mentioned above (Nehemiah 8:4, etc.).

(2) A Levite of the sons of Merari (1 Chronicles 6:45).

(3) Another Levite of Merari, son of Hosah (1 Chronicles 26:11). Is he the "porter," i.e. "doorkeeper" of 1 Chronicles 16:38 ?

(4) Father of the Gemariah whom Zedekiah of Judah sent to Nebuchadnezzar (Jeremiah 29:3).

(5) The man in 2 Kings 18:18 who is evidently more famous as the father of Eliakim, the majordomo of Hezekiah's palace (Isaiah 22:20; Isaiah 36:3). Probably the father's name is given in this and similar cases to distinguish between two persons of otherwise identical name.

(6) A priest of Anathoth, father of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 1:1).

(7) The son of Shallum, and the best known of the name (1 Chronicles 6:13). He is great-grandfather of Ezra through his son Azariah (1 Esdras 8:1; compare 1 Chronicles 9:11 Nehemiah 11:11). He discovered the lost Book of the Law during the repairing of the Temple (2 Kings 22:4, 8); became chief leader in the ensuing reformation in 621 B.C. (2 Kings 23:4 2 Chronicles 34:9; 2 Chronicles 35:8). He showed the recovered book to Shaphan the scribe, who, in turn, brought it to the notice of the king. At Josiah's request he led a deputation to Huldah the prophetess to "inquire of the Lord" concerning the new situation created by the discovery. The book discovered is usually identified with the Book of Deuteronomy.

See DEUTERONOMY.

Henry Wallace

Strong's Hebrew
2518. Chilqiyyahu -- "my portion is Yah," the name of several ...
... "my portion is Yah," the name of several Israelites. Transliteration: Chilqiyyahu
or Chilqiyyah Phonetic Spelling: (khil-kee-yaw') Short Definition: Hilkiah. ...
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Library

The Young Josiah and the Book of the Law
... In the eighteenth year of his rule he sent Shaphan, the scribe, to the temple of
Jehovah with the command, "Go up to Hilkiah, the chief priest, and see that ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/the young josiah and the.htm

Josiah and the Newly Found Law
... 'And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the Lord,
Hilkiah the priest found a book of the law of the Lord given by Moses.15. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/josiah and the newly found.htm

The Rediscovered Law and Its Effects
... 'And Hilkiah the high ... And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the
priest hath delivered me a book: and Shaphan read it before the king.11. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/the rediscovered law and its.htm

Was Moses "A Literary Fiction"?
... been lost in the rubbish of the temple during the wicked reign of Manasseh and Ammon,
is evidently referred to in 2 Chronicles 34:14, 15; "Hilkiah the priest ...
/.../iii was moses a literary.htm

Josiah
... Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair
the house of the Lord his God.9. And when they came to Hilkiah the high ...
//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/josiah.htm

The Earlier Hebrew Histories.
... Hilkiah, the high priest, who was rummaging among the rubbish of the dilapidated
sanctuary, found there the Book of the Law of the Lord. ...
/.../gladden/who wrote the bible/chapter iv the earlier hebrew.htm

The Book of the Law
... The long-lost manuscript was found in the temple by Hilkiah, the high priest, while
the building was undergoing extensive repairs in harmony with King Josiah's ...
/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 33 the book of.htm

Footnotes
... Kings xxiii.31; xxiv.18; (2) Jeremiah, father of Jaazaniah, the Rechabite,
Jeremiah 35:3; (3) Jeremiah the prophet, son of Hilkiah. ...
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What the Keyes of the Kingdome of Heaven Be, and what their Power.
... As the key of the House of David was given to Hilkiah (Isa.22.22.) who succeeded
Shebna in his office; and his office was lhbyt over the house, v.15. ...
/.../the keyes of the kingdom of heaven and power thereof/chap i what the keyes.htm

Secret Study of the Holy Scriptures.
... is a grave thing to be asked to believe, as many would have us do, that such was
the lack of feeling for veracity in ancient Judah that Hilkiah, Jeremiah, and ...
/.../moule/to my younger brethren/chapter iii secret study of.htm

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Hilkiah

God is my portion

Smith's Bible Dictionary
Hilkiah

(God is my portion)

  1. Father of Eliakim. (2 Kings 18:37; Isaiah 22:20; 36:22) [ELIAKIM]
  2. High priest in the reign of Josiah. (2 Kings 22:4) seq. 2Chr 34:9 Seq.; 1 Esd. 1:8. (B.C. 623.) His high priesthood was rendered particularly illustrious by the great reformation effected under it by King Josiah, by the solemn Passover kept at Jerusalem in the 18th year of that king's reign, and above all by the discovery which he made of the book of the law of Moses in the temple.
  3. A Merarite Levite, son of Amzi (1 Chronicles 6:45) hebr. 30.
  4. Another Merarite Levite, second son of Hosah. (1 Chronicles 26:11)
  5. One of those who stood on the right hand of Ezra when he read the law to the people; doubtless a Levite, and probably a priest. (Nehemiah 8:4) (B.C 410.)
  6. A priest of Anathoth, father of the prophet Jeremiah. (Jeremiah 1:1) (B.C. before 628.)
  7. Father of Gemariah, who was one of Zedekiah's envoys to Babylon. (Jeremiah 29:3) (B.C. long before 587.)
ATS Bible Dictionary
Hilkiah

A faithful high priest in the reign of Josiah, 2 Kings 22:20.

This was also the name of the fathers of Jeremiah and Eliakim, 2 Kings 18:18; Jeremiah 1:1.

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Portion of Jehovah.

(1.) 1 Chronicles 6:54.

(2.) 1 Chronicles 26:11.

(3.) The father of Eliakim (2 Kings 18:18, 26, 37).

(4.) The father of Gemariah (Jeremiah 29:3).

(5.) The father of the prophet Jeremiah (1:1).

(6.) The high priest in the reign of Josiah (1 Chronicles 6:13; Ezra 7:1). To him and his deputy (2 Kings 23:5), along with the ordinary priests and the Levites who had charge of the gates, was entrusted the purification of the temple in Jerusalem. While this was in progress, he discovered in some hidden corner of the building a book called the "book of the law" (2 Kings 22:8) and the "book of the covenant" (23:2). Some have supposed that this "book" was nothing else than the original autograph copy of the Pentateuch written by Moses (Deuteronomy 31:9-26). This remarkable discovery occurred in the eighteenth year of Josiah's reign (B.C. 624), a discovery which permanently affected the whole subsequent history of Israel. (see JOSIAH; SHAPHAN.)

(7.) Nehemiah 12:7.

(8.) Nehemiah 8:4.

Thesaurus
Shaphan (26 Occurrences)
... secretary of king Josiah (2 Kings 22:3-7). He consulted Huldah concerning the
newly-discovered copy of the law which was delivered to him by Hilkiah the priest ...
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Secretary (34 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 18:18 When they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the
son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebnah the scribe, and Joah ...
/s/secretary.htm - 18k

Eliakim (14 Occurrences)
... (2.) The son of Abiud, of the posterity of Zerubbabel (Matthew 1:13). (3.) The son
of Hilkiah, who was sent to receive the message of the invading Assyrians ...
/e/eliakim.htm - 15k

Joah (10 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 18:18 When they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the
son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebnah the scribe, and Joah ...
/j/joah.htm - 11k

Eli'akim (12 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 18:18 And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim
the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebnah the scribe, and ...
/e/eli'akim.htm - 9k

Discovery (24 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 22:8 Then Hilkiah, the chief priest, said to Shaphan the scribe, I have
made discovery of the book of the law in the house of the Lord. ...
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Scribe (55 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 18:18 When they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the
son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebnah the scribe, and Joah ...
/s/scribe.htm - 27k

Jo'ah (8 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 18:18 When they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the
son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebnah the scribe, and Joah ...
/j/jo'ah.htm - 8k

Readeth (19 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 22:8 And Hilkiah the high priest saith unto Shaphan the scribe, 'A book
of the law I have found in the house of Jehovah;' and Hilkiah giveth the book ...
/r/readeth.htm - 12k

Asaiah (8 Occurrences)
... (3) An officer of Josiah sent to Huldah the prophetess for advice regarding the
law book found by Hilkiah (2 Kings 22:12, 14; see ASAHIAH). ...
/a/asaiah.htm - 10k

Bible Concordance
Hilkiah (31 Occurrences)

2 Kings 18:18 When they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebnah the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder.
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2 Kings 18:26 Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebnah, and Joah, said to Rabshakeh, "Please speak to your servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it. Don't speak with us in the Jews' language, in the hearing of the people who are on the wall."
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2 Kings 18:37 Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, came with Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
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2 Kings 22:4 "Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the money which is brought into the house of Yahweh, which the keepers of the threshold have gathered of the people.
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2 Kings 22:8 Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, "I have found the book of the law in the house of Yahweh." Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan, and he read it.
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2 Kings 22:10 Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, "Hilkiah the priest has delivered a book to me." Shaphan read it before the king.
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2 Kings 22:12 The king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Micaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king's servant, saying,
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2 Kings 22:14 So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (now she lived in Jerusalem in the second quarter); and they talked with her.
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2 Kings 23:4 The king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the threshold, to bring forth out of the temple of Yahweh all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the Asherah, and for all the army of the sky, and he burned them outside of Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron, and carried the ashes of them to Bethel.
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2 Kings 23:24 Moreover those who had familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the teraphim, and the idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might confirm the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of Yahweh.
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1 Chronicles 6:13 and Shallum became the father of Hilkiah, and Hilkiah became the father of Azariah,
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1 Chronicles 6:45 the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
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1 Chronicles 9:11 and Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;
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1 Chronicles 26:11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brothers of Hosah were thirteen.
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2 Chronicles 34:9 They came to Hilkiah the high priest, and delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites, the keepers of the threshold, had gathered of the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and of all the remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and Benjamin, and of the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
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2 Chronicles 34:14 When they brought out the money that was brought into the house of Yahweh, Hilkiah the priest found the book of the law of Yahweh given by Moses.
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2 Chronicles 34:15 Hilkiah answered Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of Yahweh. Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan.
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2 Chronicles 34:18 Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest has delivered me a book. Shaphan read therein before the king.
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2 Chronicles 34:20 The king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king's servant, saying,
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2 Chronicles 34:22 So Hilkiah, and they whom the king had commanded, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she lived in Jerusalem in the second quarter;) and they spoke to her to that effect.
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2 Chronicles 35:8 His princes gave for a freewill offering to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites. Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, the rulers of the house of God, gave to the priests for the Passover offerings two thousand and six hundred small livestock, and three hundred head of cattle.
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Ezra 7:1 Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
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Nehemiah 8:4 Ezra the scribe stood on a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Uriah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchijah, and Hashum, and Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
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Nehemiah 11:11 Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God,
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Nehemiah 12:7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
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Nehemiah 12:21 of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
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Isaiah 22:20 It will happen in that day that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah,
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Isaiah 36:3 Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder came out to him.
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Isaiah 36:22 Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
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Jeremiah 1:1 The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
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Jeremiah 29:3 by the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), saying,
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Subtopics

Hilkiah

Hilkiah: High Priest

Hilkiah: Name of Two Levites

Hilkiah: officer of Hezekiah

Hilkiah: Two Priests

Related Terms

Secretary (34 Occurrences)

Eliakim (14 Occurrences)

Joah (10 Occurrences)

Eli'akim (12 Occurrences)

Discovery (24 Occurrences)

Scribe (55 Occurrences)

Jo'ah (8 Occurrences)

Readeth (19 Occurrences)

Asaiah (8 Occurrences)

Administrator (8 Occurrences)

Recorder (10 Occurrences)

Meshullam (25 Occurrences)

Azari'ah (46 Occurrences)

Gemariah (5 Occurrences)

Threshold (28 Occurrences)

Remembrancer (8 Occurrences)

Meshul'lam (23 Occurrences)

Ahikam (20 Occurrences)

Asahiah (2 Occurrences)

Achbor (7 Occurrences)

Asai'ah (8 Occurrences)

Ahi'kam (19 Occurrences)

Shallum (27 Occurrences)

Rabshakeh (15 Occurrences)

Shebna (9 Occurrences)

Seraiah (18 Occurrences)

Zechari'ah (51 Occurrences)

Keepers (78 Occurrences)

Asaph (47 Occurrences)

Jedaiah (13 Occurrences)

Jedai'ah (13 Occurrences)

Wardrobe (4 Occurrences)

Rab'shakeh (14 Occurrences)

Rab-shakeh (14 Occurrences)

Responded (35 Occurrences)

Merai'oth (7 Occurrences)

Meraioth (7 Occurrences)

Prophetess (8 Occurrences)

College (2 Occurrences)

Attendant (15 Occurrences)

Ahi'tub (15 Occurrences)

Acbor (7 Occurrences)

Serai'ah (18 Occurrences)

Shebnah (2 Occurrences)

Commandeth (60 Occurrences)

Azariah (47 Occurrences)

Ahitub (16 Occurrences)

Josiah (51 Occurrences)

District (59 Occurrences)

Quarter (33 Occurrences)

Reading (58 Occurrences)

Ezra (28 Occurrences)

Collected (55 Occurrences)

Keeper (72 Occurrences)

Declareth (71 Occurrences)

Commander (111 Occurrences)

Begat (112 Occurrences)

Hilkiah's (1 Occurrence)

Hilki'ah (30 Occurrences)

Talk (164 Occurrences)

Hilkiah (31 Occurrences)

Huldah (2 Occurrences)

Amaziah (41 Occurrences)

Torn (100 Occurrences)

Hashabi'ah (16 Occurrences)

Answereth (144 Occurrences)

600 (4 Occurrences)

13 (1 Occurrence)

300 (4 Occurrences)

Voluntarily (6 Occurrences)

Kids (12 Occurrences)

Nethaneel (14 Occurrences)

Nethan'el (14 Occurrences)

Nethanel (14 Occurrences)

Judean (7 Occurrences)

Josi'ah (50 Occurrences)

Jehi'el (12 Occurrences)

Jedaiah's (2 Occurrences)

Wizards (10 Occurrences)

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