Azariah in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

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 (1 Ch 2:8). (3) The son of Jehu, descended from an Egyptian through the daughter of Sheshan (1 Ch 2:38). (4) A son of Ahimaaz and grandson of Zadok (1 Ch 6:9). (5) A son of Zadok the high priest and an official of Solomon (1 Ki 4:2). (6) A high priest and son of Johanan (1 Ch 6:10). (7) A Levite, ancestor of Samuel, and Heman the singer (1 Ch 6:36). (8) A son of Nathan and captain of Solomon's tax collectors (1 Ki 4:5). (9) A prophet in the reign of King Asa; his father's name was Oded (2 Ch 15:1-8). (10 and 11) Two sons of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah (2 Ch 21:2). (12) King of Judah (2 Ch 22:6, called Ahaziah in 22:1). (13) A son of Jeroham, who helped to overthrow Athaliah, and place Joash on the throne (2 Ch 23:1). (14) A son of Johanan and a leading man of Ephraim, mentioned in connection with the emancipated captives taken by Pekah (2 Ch 28:12). (15) A Levite of the family of Merari, who took part in cleansing the temple in the days of Hezekiah (2 Ch 29:12). (16) A high priest who rebuked King Uzziah for arrogating to himself priestly functions (2 Ch 26:16-20). (17) The father of Seraiah and son of Hilkiah (1 Ch 6:13 f). (18) A son of Hoshaiah, and a bitter enemy of Jeremiah (Jer 43:2 ff). (19) One of the royal captives taken to Babylon, whose name was changed to Abed-nego (Dan 1:7). (20) The son of Maaseiah, who helped repair the walls of Jerusalem (Neh 3:23 f). (21) A Levite who assisted Ezra to expound the Law (Neh 8:7). (22) A priest who sealed the covenant (Neh 10:2). (23) A prince of Judah mentioned in connection with the dedication of the walls of Jerusalem (Neh 12:32 f). W. W. Davies