Malchijah, a priest, stood beside Ezra as he read the Law to the people.
Priest who stood beside Ezra during the reading of the Law.
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Malchijah, the Lord my king, or my counselor
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Malchijah was a priest who lived during the time of Ezra and Nehemiah. When Ezra read the Book of the Law to the assembled people in Jerusalem, Malchijah was one of the priests who stood beside him on the platform. This event took place during the Feast of Tabernacles, after the Jews had returned from Babylonian exile (Neh 8:4).
Malchiah 4 Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
A priest who stood by Ezra when he “read in the book of the law of God” (Neh. 8:4).
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