1 Chronicles 6:36 The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,

. The recurrence of the same name in the family is surprising. It may be due to an early corruption of the text; or, if the text is correct, to a difference of mother, the two boys being half-brothers (Compare the Herods). It cannot be explained by the theory that the younger was named after a deceased elder brother, for the two seem to have been alive together and to have been put to death at the same time (Davis).

(8) A man of Judah, family of Hezron, house of Jerahmeel,

1 Chronicles 2:38 And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,

1 Chronicles 2:39 And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,

. His grandfather was Obed (1 Ch

1 Chronicles 2:38 And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,

); hence he was perhaps the captain Azariah, son of Obed, who assisted in overthrowing Athaliah and placing Joash on the throne,

2 Chronicles 23:1 And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham...

(9) Another captain, son of Jeroham, who aided in overthrowing Athaliah,

2 Chronicles 23:1 And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham...

(10) A prince of Ephraim, son of Johanan, who aided in persuading the soldiers of Pekah's army to release the captives of Judah,

2 Chronicles 28:12 Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth...

(11) A king of Judah, called also Uzziah (B.C.

811-759),

2 Chronicles 22:6 And he returned to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds which were given him at Ramah, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria...

;

2 Chronicles 23:1 And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham...

2 Kings 14:21 And all the people of Judah took Azariah, which was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.

2 Kings 15:1 In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.

*Compare with

2 Chronicles 26:1 Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.

(12) A high priest,

1 Chronicles 6:10 And Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest's office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem:)

; probably he who rebuked Uzziah for encroaching on the priest's office.

2 Chronicles 26:17-20 And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the LORD, that were valiant men...

(13) A high priest during Hezekiah's reign, possibly the same as (12),

2 Chronicles 31:10 And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok answered him, and said...

2 Chronicles 31:13 And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel...

(14) A Levite, family of Merari, who assisted in purifying the temple in Hezekiah's reign,

2 Chronicles 29:12 Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari...

(15) A high priest, son of Hilkiah and father of Seraiah, not long before the exile,

1 Chronicles 6:13 And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,

1 Chronicles 6:14 And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,

; perphaps

1 Chronicles 9:11 And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub...

(16) A son of Hoshaiah and an opponent of the prophet Jeremiah.

Jeremiah 43:2 Then spoke Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying to Jeremiah, You speak falsely...

(17) The Hebrew and original name of Abednego,

Daniel 1:7 To whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave to Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach...

.
(18) Grandfather of Ezra,

Ezra 7:1 Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,

.
(19) A prominent person, probably prince of Judah, who marched in the procession at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 12:32,33 And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah...

(20) A son of Maaseiah, who had a house at Jerusalem in Nehemiah's time, and repaired the wall in its immediate vicinity.

Nehemiah 3:23,24 After him repaired Benjamin and Hashub over against their house...

(21) A priest, doubtless head of a father's house, who in the days of Nehemiah sealed the covenant to keep separate from foreigners and observe the law of God,

Nehemiah 10:2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

(22) A descendant of Hilkiah who was ruler of the house of God after the exile,

1 Chronicles 9:11 And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub...

; see however, Seraiah.

Nehemiah 11:11 Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub...

(23) A king of Israel (not Uzziah), called Azariah in which is given in the next verse,

2 Chronicles 22:6 And he returned to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds which were given him at Ramah, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria...

2 Chronicles 22:7 And the destruction of Ahaziah was of God by coming to Joram: for when he was come...

;

2 Chronicles 22:7 And the destruction of Ahaziah was of God by coming to Joram: for when he was come...

*compare

2 Kings 8:29 And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah...

*(adapted from Davis Dictionary of the Bible, pp:

66,

Zephaniah.

Zephaniah 1:1 The word of the LORD which came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah...

While it is sufficiently evident that many of the variations of the names of persons have arisen from the carelessness of transcribers, or the inattention of translators, and others from a difference (probably dialectical) in the pronunciation (

Judges 12:6 Then said they to him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him...

;

2 Kings 8:21 So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about...

); it is also evident, that the same persons, as in these instances, must have had two or more totally distinct names.

Shaul, Uzziah, Uriel. ver.

1 Chronicles 6:24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.

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