Bible Person

Jehdeiah

Meaning: joy together · Male · 1 cross reference

This Jehdeiah entry refers to the Meronothite who oversees the donkeys in David's administration, not to the Levitical attendant in 1 Chronicles 24. He belongs to the agricultural administration that sustained the kingdom's economic life. First appears in 1 Chr 27:30.1

AI summary: This Jehdeiah matters because his single cross reference places him over a practical part of the royal economy in animal management. The entry reminds the reader that stable rule required organized care of resources as well as military and political strength. Taken together, the material presents this Jehdeiah as an agricultural overseer in David's administrative order.1

Central Figure

Jehdeiah

Meaning: joy together

A Meronothite, herdsman of the asses under David and Solomon (1 Chr.