Adiel:
the witness of the Lord
Adiel:
ad'-i-el (adhi'el, "ornament of God"):
(1) One of the "princes" of the tribe of Simeon, who, in the days of Hezekiah, smote the aborigines of Gedor and captured the valley (1Ch 4:36 ff).
(2) Father of Maasai, one of the priests who dwelt in Jerusalem after the return from the Exile (1Ch 9:12).
(3) Father of Azmaveth who was over David's treasures (1Ch 27:25).
Adiel:
(ornament of God).
(1.) A prince of the tribe of Simeon, descended from the prosperous family of Shimei (1 Chronicles 4:36). He took part in the murderous raid made by his tribe upon the peaceable Hamite shepherds of the valley of Gedor in the reign of Hezekiah. (B.C. about 711)
(2.) A priest, ancestor of Maasiai (1 Chronicles 9:12).
(3.) Ancestor of Azmaveth, David's treasurer (1 Chronicles 27:25). (B.C. 1050)
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