Malchiah, Malchijah [Mălchī'ah, Măl chī'jah]—jehovah is king.

1. A Gershonite, ancestor of Asaph, a leader of the singing in David’s time (1 Chron. 6:40).
2. A priest, the father of Pashur whose family lived in Jerusalem after the exile (1 Chron. 9:12; Neh. 11:12).
3. Head of the fifth course of priests. Perhaps the same person as No. 1 (1 Chron. 24:9).
4. A son of Parosh who had married a foreign wife (Ezra 10:25).
5. Another son of Parosh who had done the same (Ezra 10:25).
6. Another who had done the same (Ezra 10:31).
7. The son of Rechab, who repaired the dung gate (Neh. 3:14).
8. One of the sons of Harim who helped to repair the wall (Neh. 3:11).
9. One of the guild of goldsmiths who helped to repair the wall (Neh. 3:31).
10. A prince or Levite who stood at Ezra’s left hand as he read the law (Neh. 8:4).
11. A priest who assisted in the dedication of the wall (Neh. 10:3; 12:42).
12. Father of Pashur whom Zedekiah sent to Jerusalem to consult the Lord (Jer. 21:1; 38:1).