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Pedaiah

Pedaiah, son of Parosh, an officer over the half-tribe of Manasseh in King David's administration. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 27:20.

Why it matters. Officer over the half-tribe of Manasseh

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Last reviewed
2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

About Pedaiah

Pedaiah son of Parosh was an officer over the half-tribe of Manasseh in King David's administration, according to 1Ch.27.20. He was one of the twelve officers, each representing a tribe or half-tribe, who were responsible for providing resources for the king's household. Each officer was in charge of supplying provisions for one month of the year. Pedaiah's role suggests he was a trusted leader within his tribe and had organizational and administrative skills.

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

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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)

    27:20

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