Azariah. [Azari'ah]

A name common in the priestly family especially of Eleazar.

1. Descendant of Zadok. 1 Kings 4: 2.

2. Son of Nathan, over the officers. 1 Kings 4: 5.

3. Son of Amaziah king of Judah. See UZZIAH.

4. Son of Ethan, descendant of Judah. 1 Chr. 2: 8.

5. Son of Jehu. 1 Chr. 2: 38, 39.

6. Son of Ahimaaz and grandson of Zadok. 1 Chr. 6: 9.

7. Son of Johanan, descendant of Zadok, apparently the first high

priest who ministered in Solomon's temple. 1 Chr. 6: 10, 11.

8. Son of Hilkiah the high priest in the time of Josiah. 1 Chr. 6: 13, 14; 1 Chr. 9: 11; Ezra 7: 1.

9. Son of Zephaniah, descendant of Kohath. 1 Chr. 6: 36.

10. Prophet, son of Oded, sent by God to encourage Asa to seek the Lord. 2 Chr. 15: 1.

11, 12. Two of the sons of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah. 2 Chr. 21: 2.

13. Son of Jehoram, 2 Chr. 22: 6: also called AHAZIAH, q.v.

14, 15. Two of the captains who aided Jehoiada to place Joash on the throne. 2 Chr. 23: 1.

16. The high priest who hindered Uzziah king of Judah from burning incense in the temple. 2 Chr. 26: 17, 20.

17. One of the 'heads' of the tribe of Ephraim who objected to the bringing into Samaria the captives from Judah. 2 Chr. 28: 12.

18. Father of Joel, a Kohathite. 2 Chr. 29: 12

19. Son of Jehalelel, a Merarite 2 Chr. 29: 12.

20. Priest of the family of Zadok in the time of Hezekiah. 2 Chr. 31: 10.

21. One mentioned in the genealogy of Ezra. Ezra 7: 3.

22. Son of Maaseiah : he repaired a portion of the wall of Jerusalem. Neh. 3: 23, 24.

23. One who returned from exile, Neh. 7: 7: supposed, as in the

margin, to be the same as SERAIAH in Ezra 2: 2.

24. One who assisted in the reading of the law under Ezra. Neh. 8: 7.

25. One of the priests who sealed the covenant. Neh. 10: 2.

26. A prince of Judah who took part in the procession when the wall of Jerusalem was to be purified. Neh. 12: 33.

27. Son of Hoshaiah: he charged Jeremiah with prophesying falsely. Jer. 43: 2.

28. One carried away with Daniel to Babylon, probably of the seed royal: his name was changed to ABED-NEGO. q.v. Dan. 1: 6-19; Dan. 2: 17.