Ishmaiah, son of Obadiah
The name Ishmaiah means “hearing or obeying the Lord.” Ishmaiah is mentioned in 1 verse of the Bible, first in 1 Chronicles 27:19.
Family of Ishmaiah
Father
Who was Ishmaiah?
Heard by Jehovah. (1.) A Gibeonite who joined David at Ziklag, “a hero among the thirty and over the thirty” (1 Chr. 12:4).
(2.) Son of Obadiah, and viceroy of Zebulun under David and Solomon (1 Chr. 27:19).
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Ishmaiah
- 1 Chronicles 27:19
Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel: