Bible Person

Delaiah

Meaning: the poor of the Lord · Male · 1 cross reference

This Delaiah entry refers to the head of the twenty-third priestly division, not to the father of Shemaiah in Nehemiah 6. He belongs to the ordered priestly structure of temple service. First appears in 1 Chr 24:18.1

AI summary: This Delaiah matters because his single cross reference places him within the established priestly courses that regulated worship. The entry shows that sacred service in Israel was sustained through named divisions and inherited lines. Taken together, the material presents this Delaiah as a priestly head within the temple order.1

Central Figure

Delaiah

Meaning: the poor of the Lord

The head of the twenty-third division of the priestly order (1 Chr.