Azariah
("whom Jehovah helps".) (See UZZIAH), like in sense to Eleazar = whom God (El) helps, and to LAZARUS.
- 1Ch 2:8.
- Son of Ahimaaz (1Ch 6:9), succeeded Zadok his grandfather in the high priesthood in Solomon's reign, Ahimaaz having died before Zadok (1Ch 6:10, the "he" refers to the Azariah in 1Ch 6:9). He officiated at the consecration of Solomon's temple, and was the first high priest that ministered in it.
- Isaiah's contemporary, who with fourscore priests withstood so faithfully king Uzziah when burning in. tense (2Ch 26:17-20).
- Grandson of the Azariah 2, high priest under Abijah and Asa, as Amariah his son was in the days of Jehoshaphat son of Asa.
- Azariah, son of Oded, also called simply Oded, a prophet along with Hanani; encouraged Asa in his religious reformation (2Ch 15:1-8).
- Chief priest of the house of Zadok, in Hezekiah's reign, who appointed chambers in the house of the Lord for storing the tithes and offerings, on which were dependent the attendance of the priests at the temple services (Neh 10:35-39; Neh 12:27-80; Neh 12:44-47; 2Ch 31:10-13).
- 1Ch 6:13; Ezr 7:1; 2Ki 25:18.
- Hebrew name of (See ABEDNEGO (Dan 1:6-19; Dan 1:3); of the seed royal of Judah; fulfilling the prophecy to Hezekiah (Isa 39:5-7); famed for beauty, wisdom, above all faithfulness unto death, and for his miraculous deliverance from the furnace.
- 2Ch 21:2.
- Several others: 1Ch 6:36 = Ezra, 1Ch 9:11; Neh 3:23-24; Neh 8:7; 2Ch 29:12; 2Ch 28:12; compare Jer 43:2; Neh 12:32-33; 1Ch 2:38-39; Azariah whose name proves that the genealogy in 1Ch 2:36-41 was made in Hezekiah's reign, for Azariah (1Ch 2:38) appears from 2Ch 23:1; 2Ch 24:1, to have been captain when Joash was seven years old, i.e. about one generation elder than Joash. After Azariah in that genealogy are six generations, ending with Elishama; and from Joash to Hezekiah also six; therefore Elishama was contemporary with Hezekiah. Zabad in 1Ch 2:36-37 (compare 1Ch 11:41) was contemporary of David.
- Uzziah, meaning much the same, the might of Jehovah (2Ki 14:21; 2Ki 15:1-6).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Azariah
Azariah az-a-ri'-a `azaryahu and `azaryah, "Yahweh has helped"): ⇒See a list of verses on AZARIAH in the Bible. (1) King of Judah. See UZZIAH. ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia. (2) A Judahite of the house of Ethan the Wise (1Ch 2:8). (3) The son of Jehu, descended from an Egyptian through the daughter of Sheshan (1Ch 2:38). (4) A son of Ahimaaz and grandson of Zadok (1Ch 6:9). (5) A son of Zadok the high priest and an official of Solomon (1Ki 4:2). (6) A high priest and son of Johanan (1Ch 6:10). (7) A Levite, ancestor of Samuel, and Heman the singer (1Ch 6:36). (8) A son of Nathan and captain of Solomon's tax collectors (1Ki 4:5). (9) A prophet in the reign of King Asa; his father's name was Oded (2Ch 15:1-8). (10 and 11) Two sons of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah (2Ch 21:2). (12) King of Judah (2Ch 22:6, called Ahaziah in 2Ch 22:1). (13) A son of Jeroham, who helped to overthrow Athaliah, and place Joash on the throne (2Ch 23:1). (14) A son of Johanan and a leading man of Ephraim, mentioned in connection with the emancipated captives taken by Pekah (2Ch 28:12). (…
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible on Azariah
1. King of Judah ; see tJzziAH. 2. 2 Ch 22» for Ahaziah. 3. 2 Ch 15'"' a prophet, son of Oded, who met Asa's victorious army, on their return from defeating Zerah the Ethiopian, at Mareshah, and urged them to begin and persevere in a religious reform. His speech is a general illustration, from tlie experience of the past, of his opening words : ' Tlie Lord is ^Wth you while ye be with him ; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you ; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.' It is conceived in the same spirit as the historical retrospects in Jg 2""^' and Neh 9. ' Now, for long seasons' (v.'), ' in those times ' (v."), refer to periods of national defection ; ' the inhabitants of the lands,' ' nation against nation ' (w."- *), are magniloquent indi- cations of the foreign oppressions, oi' the civil wars between the various tribes of Israel (cf. Gn 25"). Kamphausen renders the whole jiassage in the future ; but a prediction seems irrelevant here. In v.* 'Azariah' should be read for 'Oded,' with Pesh. Vulg. A ; B has 'ASdS, but 'ilSriS in v.', wliere A has 'AddS (in 28" both have '…
Smith's Bible Dictionary on Azariah
(whom the Lord helps) a common name in Hebrew, and especially in the families of the priests of the line of Eleazar, whose name has precisely the same meaning as Azariah. It is nearly identical, and is often confounded, with Ezra as well as with Zerahiah and Seraiah. The principal persons who bore this name were— Son of Ahimaaz. (1 Chronicles 6:9) He appears from (1 Kings 4:2) to have succeeded Zadok, his grandfather, in the high priesthood, in the reign of Solomon, Ahimaaz having died before Zadok. (B.C. About 1000.) [Ahimaaz] A chief officer of Solomon’s, the son of Nathan, perhaps David’s grandson. (1 Kings 4:5) Tenth king of Judah, more frequently called Uzziah. (2 Kings 14:21; 15:1,6,8,17,23,27; 1 Chronicles 8:12) Son of Ethan, of the sons of Zerah, where, perhaps, Zerahiah is the more probable reading. (1 Chronicles 2:8) Son of Jehu of the family of the Jerahmeelites, and descended from Jarha the Egyptian slave of Sheshan. (1 Chronicles 2:38,39) He was probably one of the captains of hundreds in the time of Athaliah mentioned in (2 Chronicles 23:1) (B.C. 886.) The son of Johana…
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