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Asahiah; Asaiah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(the Lord made). A learned servant of King Josiah (2 Kings 22:12-14¹²And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king's, saying, ¹³Go ye, inquire of the Lord for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the Lord that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us. ¹⁴So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her. (2 Kings 22:12‑14)). Asaiah (2 Chron. 34:20²⁰And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king's, saying, (2 Chronicles 34:20)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. An officer sent by Josiah to Huldah the prophetess after the book of the law had been found (2 Kings 22:12, 14¹²And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king's, saying, (2 Kings 22:12)
¹⁴So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her. (2 Kings 22:14); 2 Chron. 34:20²⁰And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king's, saying, (2 Chronicles 34:20)).

2. Descendant of Simeon (1 Chron. 4:36³⁶And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah, (1 Chronicles 4:36)).

3. Descendant of Merari (1 Chron. 6:30³⁰Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son. (1 Chronicles 6:30)).

4. A Shilonite who became a dweller in Jerusalem (1 Chron. 9:5⁵And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons. (1 Chronicles 9:5)).

5. Descendant of Merari who assisted in bringing up the ark from Obed-edom’s house (1 Chron. 15:6, 11⁶Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty: (1 Chronicles 15:6)
¹¹And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab, (1 Chronicles 15:11), possibly the same as No. 3).

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

same as Asahiah