Bible Person

Malchijah

Male · 1 cross reference

This Malchijah entry refers to the head of the fifth priestly division in 1 Chronicles 24:9, not to the post-exilic signers, builders, or reform figures of the same name. He belongs to the ordered priestly structure that sustains Israel's worship life. First appears in 1 Chr 24:9.1

AI summary: This Malchijah matters because his single cross reference places him within the carefully arranged system of priestly divisions. The entry shows that worship in Israel was carried through regular, named lines of service rather than informal leadership alone. Taken together, the material presents this Malchijah as a priestly head within the temple order.1

Central Figure

Malchijah

The head of the fifth division of the priests in the time of David (1 Chr.