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Adiel
ADIEL (ā'dĭ-ĕl, Heb. ‘ădhiēl, ornament of God)
A descendant of Simeon (
ADIEL ā’ dĭ əl (עֲדִיאֵ֛ל, God is an ornament). 1. A Simeonite prince in the time of Hezekiah who increased his lands by defeating the people of Gedor (
2. A priest whose son Maasai returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian Exile (
3. The father of Azmaveth, who was in charge of the royal treasures of David (
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
(`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 (
(2) Father of Maasai, one of the priests who dwelt in Jerusalem after the return from the Exile (
(3) Father of Azmaveth who was over David’s treasures (