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ZECHARIAH.—1. Brother of Ner and uncle of Saul (1Ch_9:37); called Zecher in 1Ch_8:31. 2. A son of Meshelemiah (1Ch_9:21; 1Ch_26:2; 1Ch_26:14). 3. A Levite musician (1Ch_15:18; 1Ch_15:20). 4. A priest in the time of David (1Ch_15:24). 5. A Levite, of the family of Kohath (1Ch_24:25). 6. A Levite, of the family of Merari (1Ch_26:11). 7. Father of Iddo (1Ch_27:21). 8. One of the princes of Judah in the days of Jehoshaphat (2Ch_17:7). 9. A Levite, one of the sons of Asaph (2Ch_20:14). 10. Son of Jehoshaphat (2Ch_21:3). 11. Son of Jehoiada the priest (2Ch_24:20). After Jehoiada’s death, Zechariah reproved the idolaters and announced God’s judgment against them. He was stoned with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the Lord. His dying words, ‘The Lord look upon it and require it,’ were long remembered. See also Zachariah (No. 9). 12. A prophet, living in the earlier part of Uzziah’s reign (2Ch_26:5). 13. Son of Jeroboam II. (2Ki_14:29; 2Ki_15:8; 2Ki_15:12). See next article. 14. A man of high repute in Isaiah’s day (Isa_8:2). When faithful witnesses were required to attest a solemn prophetic roll, this Zech. was chosen along with Uriah the priest. He is described as son of Jeberechiah, and may possibly be the same as the Asaphite mentioned in 2Ch_29:13. 15. The father of Abi or Abijah, the mother of king Hezekiah (2Ki_18:2, 2Ch_29:1). 16. A reforming Asaphite under Hezekiah (2Ch_29:13). 17. Head of a house of the Reubenites (1Ch_5:7). 18. A Levite, one of the sons of Kohath (2Ch_34:12). 19. One of the rulers of the Temple under Josiah (2Ch_35:8 [1Es_1:8 Zacharias]). 20. The prophet (see Zechariah [Book of]). 21. One of the family of Parosh (Ezr_8:11 [1Es_8:30 Zacharias]). 22. Son of Bebal (Ezr_8:11 [1Es_8:37 Zacharias]). 23. One of the chief men with whom Ezra consulted at the river Ahava (Ezr_8:15; cf. 1Es_8:44; prob. = No. 21). 24. A descendant of Elam (Ezr_10:26; Ezr_10:44 [1Es_9:27 Zacharias]). 25. A descendant of Perez (Neh_11:4). 26. A Shilonite (Neh_11:5). 27. Son of Pashhur (Neh_11:12). 28. An Asaphite (Neh_12:35). 29. A priest (Neh_12:41).
ZECHARIAH, king of Israel, was the last member of the house of Jehu to come to the throne, and he occupied it only six months. His assassination begins the period of virtual anarchy with which the history of Israel comes to an end (2Ki_14:29; 2Ki_15:8-12).
H. P. Smith.