Encyclopedia of The Bible – Adiel
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Adiel

ADIEL ā’ dĭ əl (עֲדִיאֵ֛ל, God is an ornament). 1. A Simeonite prince in the time of Hezekiah who increased his lands by defeating the people of Gedor (1 Chron 4:36-43).

2. A priest whose son Maasai returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian Exile (9:12).

3. The father of Azmaveth, who was in charge of the royal treasures of David (27:25).