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 Chronicles 2:8.
5. Son of Jehu. 1 Chronicles 2:38, 1 Chronicles 1:2.
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, 1 Chronicles 1:6.
8. Son of Hilkiah the high priest in the time of Josiah. 1 Chronicles 6:13, 1 Chronicles 1:6; 1 Chronicles 1:9; 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, 2 Chronicles 1:26.
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, Nehemiah 1:3.
23. One who returned from exile, Nehemiah 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. 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.