Bible Person

Zilthai

Meaning: my shadow; my talk · Male · 1 cross reference

This Zilthai entry refers to a Manassite captain who joins David at Ziklag in 1 Chronicles 12:20, not to the Benjamite of the same name elsewhere. He belongs to the growing coalition that gathers around David before the kingdom is consolidated. First appears in 1 Chr 12:20.1

AI summary: This Zilthai matters because his single cross reference helps show that support for David spread beyond Judah into other tribal leadership circles. The entry adds military and political texture to the formation of David's rule. Taken together, the material presents this Zilthai as one of the captains who strengthened David's cause.1

Central Figure

Zilthai

Meaning: my shadow; my talk

One of the captains of the tribe of Manasseh who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr.