Person Old Testament
Malchijah
Also known as Malchijah =ESV, KJV; Malkijah =NIV
Malchijah was the head of the fifth priestly division during David's reign. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 24:9.
Why it matters. Head of the fifth priestly division in David's time.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Malchijah
Malchijah was a priest who served during the reign of King David. He was appointed as the head of the fifth division of the priestly order when David organized the priests into 24 divisions for their service in the temple (1Ch.24.9).
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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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 Chronicles (1 verse)