In the bible, Asaiah is the name of the King Josiah's servant (2KI 22:12), as well as name of ??? (1CH 4:36), Simeonite (1CH 4:24), son of Haggiah (1CH 6:30), chief of the sons of Merari (1CH 15:6), and Shilonite living in Jerusalem (1CH 9:5). Meaning of the name: the Lord hath wrought. Related names are:
David,
Hilkiah,
Ahikam (and others ...)
. The translations of Asaiah in 20 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
A-Sa-Gia in Vietnamese to
עֲשָׂיָה in Hebrew!
And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah, (1CH 4:36)
Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son. (1CH 6:30)
And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons. (1CH 9:5)
Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty: (1CH 15:6)
And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab, (1CH 15:11)
And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king's, saying, (2CH 34:20)
And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest. (1CH 6:31)
And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king's, saying, (2KI 22:12)