DELAIAH . 1. One of the sons of Elioenai ( 1 Chronicles 3:24 , AV [Note: Authorized Version.] Dalaiah ). 2. A priest and leader of the 23rd course of priests ( 1 Chronicles 24:18 ). 3. The son of Shemaiah ( Jeremiah 36:12; Jeremiah 36:25 ). 4. The son of Mehetabel, and father of Shemaiah ( Nehemiah 6:10 ). 5. The head of a family that returned with Zerubbabel ( Ezra 2:60 = Nehemiah 7:62 ). The name in 1Es 5:37 is Dalan .