Malchiah
“King of Jehovah or Jehovah is king”
Summary
Malchiah was the name of at least ten different individuals near the time of the Babylonian exile, including Levites, priests, and laymen who participated in rebuilding Jerusalem's walls.
☩Priests and Levites
One Malchiah was a Levite descended from Gershom. Another headed the fifth division of priests appointed by David. Malchiah the father of Pashur was a priest whose son inquired of Jeremiah regarding Jerusalem's fate during Nebuchadnezzar's siege. This same Malchiah may have been the 'son of Hammelech' (meaning 'the king's son,' likely an official title) who owned the dungeon into which Jeremiah was thrown.
☩Builders of Jerusalem's Wall
Several men named Malchiah helped rebuild Jerusalem's walls under Nehemiah. Malchiah son of Rechab, ruler of part of Beth-haccerem, repaired the dung gate. Another Malchiah, a goldsmith's son, repaired part of the wall opposite Ophel. Multiple individuals by this name had previously divorced their foreign wives in response to Ezra's reform.
☩Other Occurrences
Malchiah was also the name of one who stood beside Ezra while reading the law, one of the priests who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah, and one of the priests appointed as musicians to celebrate the completion of Jerusalem's walls.
Related Verses11 mentions
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Malchiah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. V (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Malchiah," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).