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Ahiam

Warrior living at the time of United Monarchy

Ahiam, son of Sharar the Hararite, was one of David's mighty men.

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Ahiam was one of the mighty men who served under King David. He was the son of Sharar the Hararite. The mighty men were a group of skilled warriors known for their bravery and military prowess. They played a significant role in David's military campaigns and helped establish and defend his kingdom. Ahiam is mentioned in the lists of David's mighty men found in both 2 Samuel and 1 Chronicles, but no specific details about his individual exploits are recorded in the Bible. (2Sa.23.33; 1Ch.11.35).

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Bible dictionary

Ahiam Easton Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Mother’s brother, one of David’s thirty heroes (2 Sam. 23:33; 1 Chr. 11:35).

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Ahiam Smith Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863)

son of Sharar the Hararite (or of Sacar,) (1 Chronicles 11:35) one of David’s thirty mighty men. (2 Samuel 23:33) (B.C. 1050.)

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Ahiam Hitchcock Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary (1869)

mother's brother; brother of a nation

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Ahiam Hastings Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible (1898)

AHI'AM (father's brother), one of David's warriors. 2 Sam 23:33 ; 1 Chr 11:35.

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Ahiam Schaff Schaff’s Dictionary of the Bible

AHI'AM (father's brother), one of David's warriors. 2 Sam 23:33 ; 1 Chr 11:35.

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Easton (1897), Smith (1863), Hitchcock (1869), Hastings (1898) and Schaff are in the public domain. Parsed text: neuu-org/bible-dictionary-dataset (CC BY 4.0). Headwords and whitespace normalised for this site.

Where Ahiam appears

2 verses in 2 books · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H0279

2 Samuel1
1 Chronicles1

Names, family links and references: STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Short descriptions were drafted with AI assistance by STEPBible. Family links follow STEPBible’s scholarly decisions where genealogies are ambiguous.