Malchijah

Malchijah was the head of the fifth priestly division established by King David for the orderly rotation of temple service (1 Chronicles 24:9). The twenty-four courses each served approximately two weeks per year, ensuring continuous priestly ministry. A Malchijah son of Harim also appears among those who had married foreign women (Ezra 10:31) and among the wall-builders of Nehemiah's time (Nehemiah 3:11, 14), suggesting the name was common in the post-exilic priestly community.