AZARIAH
A king of Judah, 2 Kings 1:15-7. In 2 Chronicles 1:26-23, and elsewhere, he is called Uzziah. He began to reign at sixteen years of age, B. C. 806. The first part of his reign was prosperous and happy; but afterwards, presuming to offer incense in the temple, he was smitten with leprosy, and continued a leper till his death, 2 Chronicles 26:16. This name was very common among the Jews, and was borne by many briefly referred to in Scripture.