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AZARIAH.—1. King of Judah; see Uzziah. 2. 2Ch_22:6 for Abaziah. 3. 2Ch_15:1-8 a prophet, son of Oded, who met Asa’s victorious army at Mareshah, and urged them to begin and persevere in a religious reform. 4. High priest in the reign of Solomon (1Ki_4:2). 5. 1Ch_6:10, Ezr_7:3, father of Amariah, who was high priest under Jehoshaphat. 6. High priest in the reign of Uzziah (2Ch_26:16-20); he withstood and denounced the king when he presumptuously attempted to usurp the priests’ office of burning incense upon the altar. 7. High priest in the reign of Hezekiah (2Ch_3:10; 2Ch_3:13). 8. 1Ch_6:13-14, Ezr_7:1 (Ezerias, 1Es_8:1; Azarias, 2Es_1:1), son of Hilkiah the high priest. 9. 1Ki_4:5, a son of Nathan, who ‘was over the officers’ (1Ki_4:7). 10. 1Ch_2:8, son of Ethan whose wisdom was surpassed by that of Solomon (1Ki_4:31). 11. 1Ch_2:38, a man of Judah who had Egyptian blood in his veins (1Ch_2:34). 12. 1Ch_6:36, a Kohathite Levite (called Uzziah in 1Ch_6:24). 13. 14. 2Ch_21:2, Azariah and Azariahu, two of the sons of Jehoshaphat. 15. 16. 2Ch_23:1, Azariah and Azariahu, two of the five ‘captains of hundreds’ who assisted Jehoiada in the restoration of Joash. 17. 2Ch_28:12, one of those who supported the prophet Oded when he rebuked the army of Israel for purposing to enslave the captives of Judah. 18. 19. 2Ch_29:12, two Levites, a Kohathite and a Merarite. 20. Neh_3:23, one of those who repaired the wall of Jerusalem. 21. Neh_7:7 (called Seraiah, Ezr_2:2; Zacharias, 1Es_5:8), one of the twelve leaders of Israel who returned with Zerubbabel. 22. Neh_8:7 (Azarias, 1Es_9:48), one of those who helped the Levites to ‘cause the people to understand the law.’ 23. Jer_43:2, son of Hoshaiah (the Maacathite, Jer_40:8), also called Jezaniah (Jer_40:8, Jer_42:1) and Jaazaniah (2Ki_25:23). He was one of the ‘captains of the forces’ who joined Gedaliah at Mizpah. 24. The Heb. name of Abednego (Dan_1:6-7; Dan_1:11; Dan_1:19; Dan_2:17).