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Person Old Testament

Ahijah

Also known as Ahijah =ESV, NIV; Ahiah =KJV

Ahijah, son of Seraiah (or 'Shisha'), served as a scribe during King Solomon's reign. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Kings 4:3.

Why it matters. Son of Seraiah (or 'Shisha'), a scribe during Solomon's reign

Primary passages
Last reviewed
2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

About Ahijah

Ahijah, the son of Seraiah (or 'Shisha'), is mentioned as one of the scribes who served during the reign of King Solomon. Along with his brother Elihoreph, Ahijah held the important position of recording and documenting the king's decrees, correspondence, and other official matters. Scribes in ancient Israel were highly educated individuals who played a crucial role in the administration of the kingdom. No further details about Ahijah's life or specific duties are provided in the Bible. (1Ki.4.3).

Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.

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Family

Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.

Parents
Seraiah
Siblings
Elihoreph

Appears in Scripture

Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.

  • 1 Kings (1 verse)

    4:3

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