Person Old Testament
Malchijah
Also known as Malchijah =ESV, KJV; Malkijah =NIV; Malchiah =KJV
Malchijah was a priest who served during Nehemiah's time. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at 1 Chronicles 9:12.
Why it matters. Priest during the time of Nehemiah.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Malchijah
Malchijah was a priest who lived during the time of Nehemiah, after the return of the Jews from Babylonian exile. He is mentioned in the lists of priests and Levites who settled in Jerusalem (1Ch.9.12; Neh.11.12).
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.
Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.