Adiel

A'diel (Heb. Adiel', עֲדַיאֵל, ornament of God), the name of three men.

1. (Sept. ᾿Ωδιήλ v. r. Ο᾿διήλ.) The father of Azmaveth, which latter was treasurer under David and Solomon (1Ch 27:25). B.C. ante 1014.

2. (Sept. Ε᾿διήλ v. r. Ι᾿εδιήλ.) One of the family heads of the tribe of Simeon, who seem to have dispossessed the aborigines of Gedor (1Ch 4:36), B.C. cir. 711.

⇒Bible concordance for ADIEL.

3. (Sept. Α᾿διήλ.) A priest, son of Jahzerah and father of Maasiai, which last was one of those most active in reconstructing the Temple after the captivity (1Ch 9:12). B.C. ante 536.

⇒See also the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia.