Ahiam
אֲחִיאָם/uh-HY-am/
“Mother's brother”
Summary
A Hararite warrior who served among David's thirty mighty men.
☩Identity
Ahiam was the son of Sharar (or Sacar in the parallel passage) the Hararite, and one of David's elite warriors known as the thirty. The designation "Hararite" may indicate descent from a mountainous region. His name appears in both listings of David's heroes, though with slight variations in his father's name between the Samuel and Chronicles accounts.
Key verses:2 Samuel 23:331 Chronicles 11:35
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Ahiam," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Ahiam," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. I (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).