Attai
עַתַּי/AT-eye/
“Timely or opportune”
Summary
The name of three men in the Old Testament, including a Judahite descendant of Sheshan and a Gadite warrior.
☩Multiple Figures
Three men bore this name: (1) The son of Sheshan's daughter by Jarha, an Egyptian servant; this unusual marriage produced the line that included Zabad, one of David's mighty men. (2) A Gadite warrior who joined David at Ziklag. (3) A son of King Rehoboam by Maacah his favorite wife.
Key verses:1 Chronicles 2:35-361 Chronicles 12:112 Chronicles 11:20
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Attai," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Attai," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).