Bible Person
Meaning: his band; power; praise · Male · 3 cross references
This Iddo entry refers to the prophet and court historian associated with the reigns of Solomon's successors in Judah, not to other men of the same name. He stands at the intersection of prophecy, royal memory, and written record. First appears in 2 Chr 9:29.1
AI summary: Iddo matters because the cross references treat him as a preserved witness to Judah's early divided-monarchy history. His writings are cited as sources for the acts of Rehoboam and Abijah, showing that prophetic voices also functioned as custodians of national memory and royal accountability. Taken together, the material presents this Iddo as a prophetic chronicler whose work helped frame Judah's history before God.1
Central Figure
Iddo
Meaning: his band; power; praise
Lovely.
Lovely. A prophet of Judah who wrote the history of Rehoboam and Abijah (2 Chr. 12:15). He has been identified with Oded (2 Chr. 15:1). 3
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.