Bible Dictionary
Ahilud
Ahilud was the father of Jehoshaphat, David’s and Solomon’s recorder. He may also have been the father of one of Solomon’s district officers.
Definition
Ahilud was the father of Jehoshaphat, who served as recorder under David and Solomon. The name may also belong to the father of Baana, one of Solomon’s district superintendents, although the identification is not proved.
Biblical Usage
Ahilud appears in the royal administrative lists through his son Jehoshaphat, David’s and Solomon’s recorder. A possible second connection places the name in Solomon’s system of district administration.
Historical Background
The name is explained as “child’s brother,” or “a brother of one born.” The records associate Ahilud’s family with important administrative offices in the united monarchy.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(a brother of one born, i.e. before him).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>a-hi'-lud ('achiludh, "child's brother," perhaps): The father of Jehoshaphat, who is mentioned as "recorder" in both the earlier and the later lists under David, and in the list under Solomon (2Sa 8:16, 1Ch 18:15; 2Sa 20:24; 1Ki 4:3). In the absence of proof we may assume that the father of Baana, one of Solomon's district superintendents, was the same Ahilud (1Ki 4:12).</p>