ISHMAIAH

(Ish·maʹiah) [Jehovah hears].

1. An outstanding Gibeonite warrior who joined David’s army at Ziklag before Saul’s death. (1 Chron. 12:1, 4) In this early list of David’s “thirty” leading warriors, Ishmaiah is called their head, but the absence of his name in later lists suggests that he may have died in the meantime.—2 Sam. 23:8, 18, 19; 1 Chron. 11:10, 11, 20, 21.

2. The prince over the tribe of Zebulun in David’s time; son of Obadiah.—1 Chron. 27:19, 22.