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Asaiah עֲשָׂיָה
Asaiah was a servant of King Josiah sent to consult the prophetess Huldah about the Book of the Law (<ref="2Ki.22.12, 14; 2Ch.34.20">2Ki.22.12, 14; 2Ch.34.20</ref>).
Also called Asahiah.
Where Asaiah appears
2 Kings (2), 2 Chronicles (1)
Key verses
- 2 Kings 22:12 first mention — And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king’s, saying,
- 2 Kings 22:14 — So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.
- 2 Chronicles 34:20 — And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king’s, saying,
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.