Shilonite
shi.lo.ni identifies Ahijah in royal narratives and also marks a paternal line in a genealogical notice.
The term most often identifies Ahijah in accounts of Jeroboam, royal decisions, and prophetic material; it also occurs in a genealogical statement to identify the source of Asaiah's line. All six occurrences are masculine singular absolute gentilics.
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Identifier attached to Ahijah · dominant
In 1 Kings 11:29 the masculine singular absolute gentilic accompanies Ahijah when he meets Jeroboam on the way; the APB renders him "Ahijah the Shilonite the prophet." The same identifier accompanies Ahijah in the word spoken to Jeroboam in 1 Kings 12:15 and 2 Chronicles 10:15, in the judgment on Jeroboam's house in 1 Kings 15:29, and in the notice of Ahijah's prophecy in 2 Chronicles 9:29.
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Identifier of a genealogical source · rare
In 1 Chronicles 9:5 the masculine singular absolute gentilic occurs in the clause introducing Asaiah and his sons; the APB renders, "From the Shilonite came Asaiah the firstborn and his sons."
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the occurrences, the APB regularly presents the term in the phrase "Ahijah the Shilonite," including "Ahijah the Shilonite the prophet" in 1 Kings 11:29. In 1 Chronicles 9:5 it instead renders the genealogical clause "From the Shilonite"; these are translation renderings rather than definitions.