Iddo יִדּוֹ
Zechariah's son, a leader of Manasseh
Who is Iddo in the Bible?
Iddo was the son of Zechariah and a leader of the half-tribe of Manasseh during King David's reign, as recorded in 1 Chronicles 27:21. He served as the appointed representative of Manasseh in David's tribal administration, which was organized to govern Israel according to its twelve tribes (1 Chronicles 27:16-22). His name means "beloved" or "loving" in Hebrew, reflecting a positive disposition. Iddo's prominence in David's governmental structure indicates he held significant authority and influence over his tribe during this period of Israel's united monarchy.
Biography
Iddo is mentioned in 1Ch.27.21 as the son of Zechariah. He was a leader of the half-tribe of Manasseh during King David's reign. Iddo was appointed as the representative of the half-tribe of Manasseh in David's administration, which was organized according to the tribes of Israel (1Ch.27.16-22). Iddo's mention in this context suggests that he was a prominent figure in the tribe of Manasseh.
Family
In Scripture
1 biblical book1 Chronicles 1 verse
- 1 Chronicles 27:21
"over the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead was Iddo son of Zechariah; over Benjamin was Jaasiel son of Abner;"
Names & Aliases
| Form | Language | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Named | Hebrew | יִדּוֹ |
Iddo
vitical body or school, said to be one of the Nethinim or temple slaves, but perhaps an "and" has slipped out, and it should read: "his brethren and the Nethinim." 1 Esdras 8:45,46 has "Loddeus (the King James Version "Saddeus"), the captain who was in the place of the treasury," keceph meaning silver. Septuagint has "in the place of the silver (en argurio tou topou) .... to his brethren and to the treasurers."
(2) (yiddo, "beloved," or "loving," 1Ch 27:21): Son of Zechariah, and captain of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, under David.
(3) (yiddo, "beloved," or "loving," Ezr 10:43): One of those who had taken foreign wives. Another reading is Jaddai, the King James Version "Jadau." In 1 Esdras 9:35 "Edos" (the King James Version "Edes").
(4) (`iddo', "timely," 1Ki 4:14): Father of Abinadab, Solomon's commissary in Mahanaim in Gilead.
(5) (yiddo, "beloved," or "loving," 1Ch 6:21): A Gershomite Levite, son of Joah, called Adaiah in verse 41; ancestor of Asaph.
(6) (ye`do (Kethibh ye`di), or `iddo, "decked," "adorned"): Seer (chozeh) and prophet (nabhi), the Chronicler's "source" for the reign of Solomon (2Ch 9:29): "The visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat"; and for the reign of Rehoboam (2Ch 12:15): "The histories of Iddo (`iddo) the seer, after the manner of (or, "in reckoning") genealogies"; and for the reign of Abijah (2Ch 13:22): "The commentary (midhrash) of the prophet Iddo" (`iddo). He may have been the prophet who denounced Jeroboam (1Ki 13), who is called by Josephus and Jerome Jadon, or Jaddo. Jerome makes Iddo and Oded the same.
(7) (`iddo, "timely," Zec 1:1): Grandfather (father, according to Ezra) of the prophet, Zechariah. See also Zec 1:7; Ezr 5:1; 6:14 (`iddo'). In 1 Esdras 6:1, "Addo."
(8) (`iddo', "decked," "adorned," Ne 12:4,16): A priest who went up with Zerubbabel (12:4); one of the priestly clans which went up (12:16); perhaps same as (7).
Philip Wendell Crannell
i'-d'-l, i'-d'-l-nes: Both words, adjective and noun, render different Hebrew words (from `atsel, "to be lazy," raphah, "to relax," and shaqaT, "to be quiet"). According to the Yahwistic narrative Pharaoh's ret