Ahio Summary
STEPBible TIPNR
Ahio, along with his brother Uzzah, drove the cart carrying the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
son of Abinadab who led the ark on a cart (2SA 6:3)
Lineage: Abinadab › Ahio
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Ahio
his brother; his brethren
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Ahio
· Also called · H283 · 2SA 6:3 [my] brother is y-h-v-h
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אַחְיוֹ
achəyo · H283 · 2SA 6:3 [my] brother is y-h-v-h
- he אַחְיוֹ · H0283G
- el [none] · 2SA 6:3
- bg Ахио
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Ahio Article
STEPBible TIPNR
Ahio was the son of Abinadab, in whose house the ark of God had been kept for many years after it was returned by the Philistines. When David decided to bring the ark to Jerusalem, Ahio and his brother Uzzah were tasked with transporting it.
They placed the ark on a new cart, with Uzzah walking alongside the ark and Ahio going before it. (2Sa.6.3,4; 1Ch 13:7) However, during the journey, when the oxen stumbled, Uzzah reached out to steady the ark and was struck down by God for his irreverent act. (2Sa 6:6-7; 1Ch 13:9-10)
The biblical text does not mention Ahio's reaction to his brother's death or provide any further details about his life. His role in the story is primarily as one of the two men entrusted with the responsibility of transporting the ark, which highlights the importance and sacredness of the ark in Israelite worship.
Ahio 3 Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
One of the sons of Abinadab the Levite. While Uzzah went by the side of the ark, he walked before it guiding the oxen which drew the cart on which it was carried, after having brought it from his father’s house in Gibeah (1 Chr. 13:7; 2 Sam. 6:3, 4).
Sources: BibleData (CC BY 4.0, Ahio_1) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Ahio@2Sa.6.3-1Ch) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, ahio_154)