Who was Asaiah?

The story of Asaiah

Several men in the Bible are named Asaiah. One appears in a list of names in 1 Chronicles (1 Chronicles 4:36). Another is listed as the son of Haggiah, son of Shimea, in a Levite genealogy (1 Chronicles 6:30).

A third is Asaiah the firstborn of the Shilonites, who is named with his sons (1 Chronicles 9:5). A fourth is Asaiah the chief of the sons of Merari, who leads two hundred and twenty of his brethren. David calls him, together with Zadok and Abiathar the priests and other Levites, when the ark is brought up (1 Chronicles 15:6, 1 Chronicles 15:11).

A fifth is Asaiah, a servant of the king, whom the king commands together with Hilkiah, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Abdon the son of Micah and Shaphan the scribe (2 Chronicles 34:20). The Chronicles verses do not say whether the Merarite chief is the same man as the son of Haggiah.

Name meaning

The LORD has made

Name origin

Hebrew

First mention

1 Chronicles 4:36

Appearances in the Bible

6 mentions

Questions about Asaiah