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Azariah
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
or AZARIAH . 1 . King of Judah; see Uzziah. 2 . 2 Chronicles 22:6 for Abaziah . 3 . 2 Chronicles 15:1-8 a prophet, son of Oded, who met Asa’s victorious army at Mareshah, and urged them to begin and persevere in a religious reform. 4 . High priest in the reign of Solomon ( 1 Kings 4:2 ). 5 . 1 Chronicles 6:10 , Ezra 7:3 , father of Amariah, who was high priest under Jehoshaphat. 6 . High priest in the reign of Uzziah ( 2 Chronicles 26:16-20 ); he withstood and denounced the king when he presumptuously attempted to usurp the priests’ office of burning incense upon the altar. 7 . High priest in the reign of Hezekiah ( 2 Chronicles 3:10; 2 Chronicles 3:13 ). 8 . 1 Chronicles 6:13-14 , Ezra 7:1 ( Ezerias , Esther 8:1 Esther 8:1; Azarias , 2E Esther 1:1 ), son of Hilkiah the high priest. 9 . 1 Kings 4:5 , a son of Nathan, who ‘was over the officers’ ( 1 Kings 4:7 ). 10 . 1 Chronicles 2:8 , son of Ethan whose wisdom was surpassed by that of Solomon ( 1 Kings 4:31 ). 11 . 1 Chronicles 2:38 , a man of Judah who had Egyptian blood in his veins ( 1 Chronicles 2:34 ). 12 . 1 Chronicles 6:36 , a Kohathite Levite (called Uzziah in 1 Chronicles 6:24 ). 13 . 14 . 2 Chronicles 21:2 , Azariah and Azariahu , two of the sons of Jehoshaphat. 15. 16 . 2 Chronicles 23:1 , Azariah and Azariahu , two of the five ‘captains of hundreds’ who assisted Jehoiada in the restoration of Joash. 17 . 2 Chronicles 28:12 , one of those who supported the prophet Oded when he rebuked the army of Israel for purposing to enslave the captives of Judah. 18. 19 . 2 Chronicles 29:12 , two Levites, a Kohathite and a Merarite. 20 . Nehemiah 3:23 , one of those who repaired the wall of Jerusalem. 21 . Nehemiah 7:7 (called Seraiah, Ezra 2:2; Zacharias , 1E Esther 5:8 ), one of the twelve leaders of Israel who returned with Zerubbabel. 22 . Nehemiah 8:7 ( Azarias , 1Es 9:48 ), one of those who helped the Levites to ‘cause the people to understand the law.’ 23 . Jeremiah 43:2 , son of Hoshaiah (the Maacathite, Jeremiah 40:8 ), also called Jezaniah ( Jeremiah 40:8 , Jeremiah 42:1 ) and Jaazaniah ( 2 Kings 25:23 ). He was one of the ‘captains of the forces’ who joined Gedaliah at Mizpah. 24 . The Heb. name of Abednego ( Daniel 1:6-7; Daniel 1:11; Daniel 1:19; Daniel 2:17 ).
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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Azariah'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdb/a/azariah.html. 1909.
