(Heb. Tô b Adoniyah, טרֹב אדוֹנַיָּה , good is Adonijah; Sept. Τωβαδονίας v.r. Τωβαδωβεία; Vulg. Thobadonias), last named of the nine Levites sent by Jehoshaphat through the cities of Judah to teach the law to the people (2 Chronicles 17:8). B.C. 910.
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John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More