The Story of the Prophet Iddo (also called the Midrash of the Prophet Iddo and Visions of Iddo the Seer, ) is a lost work mentioned in the Bible, attributed to the biblical prophet Iddo who lived at the time of King Rehoboam.
Biblical references The book is described at 2 Chronicles 9:29, relating to the acts of Solomon:
It is also described in 2 Chronicles 12:15, relating to acts of Rehoboam:
The book is also described at 2 Chronicles 13:22, relating to relating to acts of Abijah:
Nehemiah 12:16 and Zech 1:1 tell us that Zechariah the Prophet was a descendant of a man named Iddo, but this is not the same personIddo
2. Hebrew ’iddô. The head of a community of temple servants (kjvNethinim) at Casiphia; they provided Ezra with Levites and temple servants (Ezra.8.17). as Iddo the Prophet.Iddo
5. (עִדֹּ֥ו or עִדּוֹא). A prophet and seer who served as the source for the Chronicler’s material on Solomon (2 Chron 9:29), Rehoboam (2 Chron 12:15), and Abijah (2 Chron 13:22). In 2 Chronicles 9:29 the Kethiv is יֶעְדִּיand the Qere is יֶעְדֹּ֣ו.
References