AZARIAH: az-a-ri'-a `azaryahu and `azaryah, ("Yahweh has helped"):

(1) King of Judah. See UZZIAH.

(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).

(15) A Levite of the family of Merari, who took part in cleansing the temple in the days of Hezekiah (2Ch 29:12).

(16) A high priest who rebuked King Uzziah for arrogating to himself priestly functions (2Ch 26:16-20).

(17) The father of Seraiah and son of Hilkiah (1Ch 6:13f).

(18) A son of Hoshaiah, and a bitter enemy of Jeremiah (Jer 43:2ff).

(19) One of the royal captives taken to Babylon, whose name was changed to Abed-nego (Da 1:7).

(20) The son of Maaseiah, who helped repair the walls of Jerusalem (Ne 3:23f).

(21) A Levite who assisted Ezra to expound the Law (Ne 8:7).

(22) A priest who sealed the covenant (Ne 10:2).

(23) A prince of Judah mentioned in connection with the dedication of the walls of Jerusalem (Ne 12:32f).

W. W. Davies

AZARIAH: A king of Judah, 2Ki 15:1-7. In 2Ch 26:1-23, 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, 2Ch 26:16- 23. This name was very common among the Jews, and was borne by many briefly referred to in Scripture.

AZARIAH: whom Jehovah helps.

(1.) Son of Ethan, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chr. 2:8).

(2.) Son of Ahimaaz, who succeeded his grandfather Zadok as high priest (1 Chr. 6:9; 1 Kings 4:2) in the days of Solomon. He officiated at the consecration of the temple (1 Chr. 6:10).

(3.) The son of Johanan, high priest in the reign of Abijah and Asa (2 Chr. 6:10, 11).

(4.) High priest in the reign of Uzziah, king of Judah (2 Kings 14:21; 2 Chr. 26:17-20). He was contemporary with the prophets Isaiah, Amos, and Joel.

(5.) High priest in the days of Hezekiah (2 Chr. 31:10-13). Of the house of Zadok.

(6.) Several other priests and Levites of this name are mentioned (1 Chr. 6:36; Ezra 7:1; 1 Chr. 9:11; Neh. 3:23, etc.).

(7.) The original name of Abed-nego (Dan. 1:6, 7, 11, 16). He was of the royal family of Judah, and with his other two companions remarkable for his personal beauty and his intelligence as well as piety.

(8.) The son of Oded, a remarkable prophet in the days of Asa (2 Chr. 15:1). He stirred up the king and the people to a great national reformation.

AZARIAH: he that hears the Lord

AZARIAH: -1. Son of Ethan #1Ch 2:8| -2. Son of Jehu #1Ch 2:38,39| -3. Son of Zadok #1Ki 4:2| -4. Captain of Solomon's guards #1Ki 4:5| -5. A prophet, called OBED #2Ch 15:1,8| -6. A high priest #1Ch 6:9| .Also called AMARIAH #2Ch 19:11| -7. Son of Jehoshaphat #2Ch 21:2| -8. King of Judah, called AHAZIAH #2Ch 22:6| .See AHAZIAH -9. Son of Jeroham #2Ch 23:1| -10. Son of Obed #2Ch 23:3| -11. Son of Johanan, possibly identical with ZECHARIAH, son of Jehoiada #1Ch 6:10,11; 2Ch 24:20-22| -12. AZARIAH .See UZZIAH, king of Judah -13. Chief of the tribe of Ephraim #2Ch 28:12| -14. A Levite #1Ch 6:36| .Called UZZIAH #1Ch 6:24| -15. High priest in Hezekiah's reign #2Ch 31:10,13| .Probably identical with AHITUB mentioned in #1Ch 6:11,12| -16. Son of Hilkiah #1Ch 6:13,14; 9:11; Ezr 7:1,3| -17. Son of Hoshaiah #Jer 43:2-7| -18. Hebrew name of ABED-NEGO #Da 1:7,19| -19. A captive returned from Babylon #Ne 7:7; 10:2| .Also called SERAIAH #Ezr 2:2

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. (1ch 6:9) He appears from (1ki 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. (1ki 4:5) Tenth king of Judah, more frequently called Uzziah. (2ki 14:21; 2ki 15:1,6,8,17,23,27; 1ch 8:12) Son of Ethan, of the sons of Zerah, where, perhaps, Zerahiah is the more probable reading. (1ch 2:8) Son of Jehu of the family of the Jerahmeelites, and descended from Jarha the Egyptian slave of Sheshan. (1ch 2:38,39) He was probably one of the captains of hundreds in the time of Athaliah mentioned in (2ch 23:1) (B.C. 886.) The son of Johanan. (1ch 6:10) He must have been high priest in the reign of Abijah and Asa. (B.C. 939.) Another Azariah is inserted between Hilkiah, in Josiah’s reign, and Seraiah who was put to death by Nebuchadnezzar, in (1ch 6:13,14) Son of Zephaniah, a Kohathite, and ancestor of Samuel the prophet. (1ch 6:36) Apparently the same as Uzziah in ver. 24. Azariah; the son of Oded, (2ch 15:1) called simply Oded in ver. 8, was a remarkable prophet in the days of King Asa, and a contemporary of Azariah the son of Johanan the high priest, and of Hanani the seer. (B.C. 939.) Son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah. (2ch 21:2) (B.C.910.) Another son of Jehoshaphat, and brother of the preceding. (2ch 21:2) In (2ch 22:6) Azariah is a clerical error for Ahaziah. Son of Jeroham, one of the captains of Judah in the time of Athaliah. (2ch 23:1) The high priest in the reign of Uzziah king of Judah. The most memorable event of his life is that which is recorded in (2ch 26:17-20) (B.C. 810.) Azariah was contemporary with Isaiah the prophet and with Amos and Joel. Son of Johanan, one of the captains of Ephraim in the reign of Ahaz. (2ch 28:12) A Kohathite, father of Joel, in the reign of Hezekiah. (2ch 29:12) (B.C. 726.) A Merarite, son of Jehalelel, in the time of Hezekiah. (2ch 29:12) The high priest in the days of Hezekiah. (2ch 31:10,13) He appears to have co operated zealously with the king in that thorough purification of the temple and restoration of the temple service, which was so conspicuous a feature in his reign. He succeeded Urijah, who was high priest in the reign of Ahaz. Son of Maaseiah who repaired part of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah. (ne 3:23,24) (B.C. 446-410.) One of the leaders of the children of the province who went up from Babylon with Zerubbabel. (ne 7:7) One of the Levites who assisted Ezra in instructing the people in the knowledge of the law. (ne 8:7) One of the priests who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah (ne 10:2) and probably the same with the Azariah who assisted in the dedication of the city wall. (ne 12:33) (jer 13:2) (Jezaniah). The original name of Abednego. (da 1:6,7,11,19) He appears to have been of the seed-royal of Judah. (B.C. 603.)

AZARIAH OR AHAZIAH:
King of Judah

-SEE Ahaziah (a), AHAZIAH

-or Uzziah, King of Judah

-SEE Uzziah, UZZIAH

the Prophet
2Ch 15:1-19

the High Priest
1Ch 6:9,10; 2Ch 19:11

a High Priest in Hezekiah's reign
2Ch 31:10