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Azariah
Morrish Bible Dictionary
or 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 Chronicles 2:8 .
5. Son of Jehu. 1 Chronicles 2:38,39 .
6. Son of Ahimaaz and grandson of Zadok. 1 Chronicles 6:9 .
7. Son of Johanan, descendant of Zadok, apparently the first high priest who ministered in Solomon's temple. 1 Chronicles 6:10,11 .
8. Son of Hilkiah the high priest in the time of Josiah. 1 Chronicles 6:13,14; 1 Chronicles 9:11; Ezra 7:1 .
9. Son of Zephaniah, descendant of Kohath. 1 Chronicles 6:36 .
10. Prophet, son of Oded, sent by God to encourage Asa to seek the Lord. 2 Chronicles 15:1 .
11,12. Two of the sons of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah. 2 Chronicles 21:2 .
13. Son of Jehoram, 2 Chronicles 22:6 : also called AHAZIAH,q.v.
14,15. Two of the captains who aided Jehoiada to place Joash on the throne. 2 Chronicles 23:1 .
16. The high priest who hindered Uzziah king of Judah from burning incense in the temple. 2 Chronicles 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 Chronicles 28:12 .
18. Father of Joel, a Kohathite. 2 Chronicles 29:12
19. Son of Jehalelel, a Merarite 2 Chronicles 29:12 .
20. Priest of the family of Zadok in the time of Hezekiah. 2 Chronicles 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. Nehemiah 3:23,24 .
23. One who returned from exile, Nehemiah 7:7 : supposed, as in the margin , to be the same as SERAIAHin Ezra 2:2 .
24. One who assisted in the reading of the law under Ezra. Nehemiah 8:7 .
25. One of the priests who sealed the covenant. Nehemiah 10:2 .
26. A prince of Judah who took part in the procession when the wall of Jerusalem was to be purified. Nehemiah 12:33 .
27. Son of Hoshaiah: he charged Jeremiah with prophesying falsely. Jeremiah 43:2 .
28. One carried away with Daniel to Babylon, probably of the seed royal: his name was changed to ABED-NEGO.q.v. Daniel 1:6-19; Daniel 2:17 .
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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Azariah'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/mbd/a/azariah.html. 1897.
