Ishmaiah (ISBE)

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ish - mā´ya ( ישׁמעיה , yishma‛yāh , "Yah is hearing"): (1) A man of Gibeon, chief of David's 30 great warriors, who came to him at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:4 , the King James Version "Ismaiah"). (2) Chief of the armed contingent of the tribe of Zebulun, which served David in the monthly order of the tribes (1 Chronicles 27:19 ).