Malkiah

Descendant of Priests After the Exile

Tunnetaan myös nimellä: Malchia, Malkijah, Malchiah

PaluuPriestLeaderc. 450 BC

Malkiah (also spelled Malkijah) is a name that appears several times in the Old Testament, particularly in connection with the rebuilding of Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. He is mentioned among those who worked to repair the walls of Jerusalem under Nehemiah's leadership and as a priest who participated in the covenant renewal ceremony. The name means 'my king is the Lord' and reflects a deep attachment to God.

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Repair of the Dung Gate

Malkiah, son of Recab, ruler of the Beth-haccerem district, repaired the Dung Gate during the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls.

Neh. 3:14 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

14The Dung Gate was repaired by Malchijah son of Rechab, ruler of the district of Beth Haccherem. He rebuilt it and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars in place.

וְאֵ֣ת ׀ שַׁ֣עַר הָאַשְׁפּ֗וֹת הֶחֱזִיק֙ מַלְכִּיָּ֣ה בֶן־רֵכָ֔ב שַׂ֖ר פֶּ֣לֶךְ בֵּית־הַכָּ֑רֶם ה֣וּא יִבְנֶ֔נּוּ וְיַעֲמִיד֙ דַּלְתֹתָ֔יו מַנְעֻלָ֖יו וּבְרִיחָֽיו׃ ס ‬

Mentioned Among the Wall Builders

Malkiah is mentioned among those who took part in the great work of rebuilding Jerusalem's walls under Nehemiah's leadership, demonstrating his dedication to God's people.

Neh. 3:11 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

11Malchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-Moab repaired another section, along with the Tower of the Ovens.

מִדָּ֣ה שֵׁנִ֗ית הֶחֱזִיק֙ מַלְכִּיָּ֣ה בֶן־חָרִ֔ם וְחַשּׁ֖וּב בֶּן־פַּחַ֣ת מוֹאָ֑ב וְאֵ֖ת מִגְדַּ֥ל הַתַּנּוּרִֽים׃ ס ‬

Sealing of the Covenant

A man named Malkiah was among the priests and Levites who sealed the new covenant with God during Nehemiah's time.

Neh. 10:3 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

3Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

שְׂרָיָ֥ה עֲזַרְיָ֖ה יִרְמְיָֽה׃ ‬

Participation in the Dedication of the Wall

Malkia participated in the solemn dedication of the completed city wall in Jerusalem, an event marked by joy and praise.

Neh. 12:42 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

42and Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. The singers sang out, with Jezrahiah as their director.

וּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֨ה וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֜ה וְאֶלְעָזָ֧ר וְעֻזִּ֛י וִֽיהוֹחָנָ֥ן וּמַלְכִּיָּ֖ה וְעֵילָ֣ם וָעָ֑זֶר וַיַּשְׁמִ֙יעוּ֙ הַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔ים וְיִֽזְרַחְיָ֖ה הַפָּקִֽיד׃ ‬

Mentioned in Ezra's reform

A Malkia is mentioned among those who had taken foreign women as wives and were asked to send them away as part of Ezra's religious reform.

Esra 10:25 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

25And among the rest of Israel: from the sons of Parosh—Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah.

וּמִֽיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מִבְּנֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֡שׁ רַ֠מְיָה וְיִזִּיָּ֤ה וּמַלְכִּיָּה֙ וּמִיָּמִ֣ן וְאֶלְעָזָ֔ר וּמַלְכִּיָּ֖ה וּבְנָיָֽה׃ ס ‬

Esra 10:31 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

31From the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

וּבְנֵ֖י חָרִ֑ם אֱלִיעֶ֧זֶר יִשִּׁיָּ֛ה מַלְכִּיָּ֖ה שְׁמַֽעְיָ֥ה שִׁמְעֽוֹן׃ ‬

The imprisonment of the prophet Jeremiah

In the book of Jeremiah, Malkia, son of King Zedekiah, is mentioned in connection with the prophet Jeremiah being thrown into a well belonging to Malkia.

Jer. 38:6 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

6So they took Jeremiah and threw him into the cistern of Malchiah the king's son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah by ropes. There was no water in the cistern, only mud, and Jeremiah sank into the mud.

וַיִּקְח֣וּ אֶֽת־יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ וַיַּשְׁלִ֨כוּ אֹת֜וֹ אֶל־הַבּ֣וֹר ׀ מַלְכִּיָּ֣הוּ בֶן־הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ אֲשֶׁר֙ בַּחֲצַ֣ר הַמַּטָּרָ֔ה וַיְשַׁלְּח֥וּ אֶֽת־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ בַּחֲבָלִ֑ים וּבַבּ֤וֹר אֵֽין־מַ֙יִם֙ כִּ֣י אִם־טִ֔יט וַיִּטְבַּ֥ע יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ בַּטִּֽיט׃ ס ‬

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