6. A high-priest, son of Ahimaaz and father (grand- father, of Johanan d Chron. \i. 9), perhaps the father ofAmariah, who lived under Jehoshaphat, king of Ju- dah i 2 Chron. xix, 11). B.C. ante 912. See IIigh- l-l.-n ST.
7. One of the of kin- Jehoshaphat (2 Chron. j
xxi, 2, where the m is repeated, as if he had two
BOnS "I this name) B.C. post 912.
8. Otherwise called Ahaziah (q. v.), king of Judah (2 Chron. xxii. 6).
9. A bod of Jeroham, who joined Jehoiada in his pious efforts to restore the worship of the Temple, and put down the usurpation of Athaliab (2 Chron. xxiii 1). B.C.K77.
10. A son of Obed, another " captain of a hundred," who joined Jehoiada in the same enterprise (2 Chron. xxiii, 1). B.C. 877.
11. A person named as son of Johanan and father of another Amariah, a high-priest (1 Chron. vi, 10, 11), whom some suppose the same as Zechariah, son of Jehoiada, who was killed in the reign of Joash of Ju- dah (2 Chron. xxiv, 20-22). In Ezra vii, 3, either his or a former person's father is called Mesaroth. B C. cir. 809. See High-priest. From the date he ap- pears to be the same with the high-priest who opposed King Uzziah (q. v.) in offering incense to Jehovah (2 Chron. xxvi. 17, 20). B.C. 781.
12. Otherwise called Uzziah (q. v.), king of Judah, (2 Kings xiv, 21 ; xv, 1, G, 7, 8, 17, 23, 27 ; 1 Chron. iii, 12, etc.).
13. A son of Johanan and chief of the tribe of Ephraim, one of those that protested against enslaving
i their captive brethren of Jerusalem during the reign of Ahaz (2 Chron. xxviii, 12). B.C. 739.
14. A Levite, son of Zephaniah and father of Joel (1 Chron. vi, 3G). In ver. 24 he is called Uzziah, the
i son of Uriel and father of Shaul. It appears from 2 Chron. xxix, 12, that his son Joel lived under Heze- | kiah. B.C. ante 726.
15. A high-priest in the time of Hezekiah (2 Chron. xxxi, 10,13). B.C. 7iG. He seems to be the same incorrectly called Ahitdb in 1 Chron. vi, 11, 12. He appears to have co-operated zealously with the king in that throrough purification of the Temple and restora- tion of the Temple services which was so conspicuous an event in Hezekiah's reign. He especially interest- ed himself in providing chambers in the house of the Lord in which to stow the tithes, and offerings, and consecrated things for the use of the priests and Le- vites, and in appointing overseers to have the charge of them. As the attendance of priests and Levites and the maintenance of the Temple services depended entirely upon the supply of such offerings, whenever the people neglected them the priests and Levites were forced to disperse themselves to their villages, and so the house of God was deserted (comp. Neh. x, 35-39 ; xii, 27-hO, 44-47) — Smith, a. v.
16. The son of Hilkiah and father of Seraiah, which latter wTas the last high-priest before the captivity (1 Chron. vi, 13, 14 ; ix, 11 ; Ezra vii, 1, 3). B.C. cir. 6C0.
17. One of the "proud men" who rebuked Jere- miah for advising the people that remained in Pales- tine after the expatriation to Babylon not to retire into Egypt, and who took the prophet himself and Ba- ruch along with them to that countrv (Jer. xliii, 2-7). B.C. 587.
18. The Hebrew name of Abednego (q. v.), One of Daniel's three friends wdio were cast into the fiery furnace (Dan. i, 7; iii, 9). He appears to have been of the royal lineage of Judah, and for this reason se- lected, with Daniel and his two other companions, for Nebuchadnezzar's especial service. The three chil- dren, as they were called, were remarkable for their 1 eanty, and wisdom, and knowledge, and intelligence. They were no less remarkable for their piety, their strict adherence to the law of Moses, and the steadfast- ness of their faith, even in the face of death, and their wonderful deliverance. . B.C. 003. See Daniel.
19 One of the nobles who returned from Babylon (Neh. vii, 7 ; xii, 33), and joined in the oath of fidelity to the law (x, 2), and assisted in interpreting it to the people ( viii, 7). 1 1 is father's name was Maaseiah, and he repaired that part of the wall of Jerusalem opposite his house (iii, 23, 24). In Ezra ii, 2, he is called Se- raiah. B.C. 446-410.
Azari'as ('A'Caaiag, the Greek form of AzarlaK), the name (if several men in the Apocrypha.
1. The last named of the "sons" of Emmen (rather Ilarim) among the priests who promised to renounce their Gentile wives after the captivity (1 Esdr. ix, 21) ;
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evidently the UzziAH (q. v.) of the true text (Ezra x, 21).
2. One of the nobles stated to have supported Ezra on the right while reading the law to the people (1 Esdr. ix, 43) ; but the genuine list (Neh. viii, 4) does not contain this name.
3. One of the priests who expounded the law on the same occasion (1 Esdr. ix, 48) ; the AzARIAH (q. v.) of the Heb. text (Neh. viii, 7).