Bible Strands

Hilkiah

A high priest, in the time of the Divided Monarchy · Tribe of Levi · named in 19 verses

Hilkiah, the high priest during King Josiah's reign, discovered the Book of the Law in the temple, sparking a religious reform.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Portion of Jehovah. (1.) 1 Chr. 6:54. (2.) 1 Chr. 26:11.

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Parents Shallum
Children Azariah, Gemariah

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at 2 Kings 22:4.

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Verses that name Hilkiah