AZARIAH ăz ə rī’ ə (עֲזַרְיָ֖הוּ, עֲזַרְיָ֔ה, Jahweh has helped). The name Azariah is one of the most common in the OT, being attributed to more than two dozen persons. 1. Azariah, king of Judah, more frequenlty known as Uzziah (q.v.) (2 Kings 14:21; 15:1, 6, 7, 8, 17, 23, 27; 1 Chron 3:12).

2. A son of Zadok, a priest during Solomon’s reign (1 Kings 4:2; 1 Chron 6:10).

3. The son of Nathan, an official in the court of Solomon, and possibly his nephew (1 Kings 4:5).

4. The son of Ethan, a descendant of Judah (1 Chron 2:8).

5. The son of Jehu (1 Chron 2:38, 39).

6. The son of Ahimaaz, a priest in Solomon’s court, whose father was a friend of David (1 Chron 6:9; 2 Sam 15:36; 17:17ff.). Possibly identical with No. 2.

7. The son of Johanan, and grandson of No. 6 (1 Chron 6:10).

8. The son of Hilkiah, a priest of the Exile (1 Chron 6:13, 14; 9:11).

9. The son of Zephaniah (1 Chron 6:36).

10. The son of Oded, a prophet during the reign of Asa, who inspired the king to destroy the idols and to renew the Temple worship (2 Chron 15:1-15).

11. The son of Jehoshaphat who was killed by his brother Jehoram when the latter succeeded to the throne of Judah (2 Chron 21:2, 4).

12. The son of Jeroham, a commander in the Judean army under Athaliah, who participated in the coup that enthroned Josiah (2 Chron 23:1).

13. The son of Obed, another commander and a colleague of No. 12 (2 Chron 23:1).

14. The chief priest under King Uzziah, who protested the king’s intrusion into the priest’s office. His priesthood extended into the reign of Hezekiah (2 Chron 26:17, 20; 31:10).

15. The son of Johanan, a leader in Ephraim, who protested against the capture of Judeans by the army of Ephraim, supplied them with food and clothing, and released them (2 Chron 28:12).

16. A Kohathite (2 Chron 29:12).

17. The son of Jehalelel, a Levite (2 Chron 29:12).

18. The high priest under Hezekiah (2 Chron 31:10, 13). Probably identical with No. 14.

19. The son of Hilkiah, the grandfather of Ezra (Ezra 7:1; see 1 Chron 9:11).

20. The son of Meraioth, an ancestor of Ezra (Ezra 7:3).

21. The son of Maaseiah, a householder in Jerusalem, who assisted Nehemiah in building the wall (Neh 3:23).

22. A companion of Zerubbabel in the return from exile (Neh 7:7).

23. A supporter of Ezra, a Levite, who assisted in interpreting the law (Neh 8:7).

24. A signer of Nehemiah’s covenant (Neh 10:2).

25. A participant in the dedication of the rebuilt wall of Jerusalem (Neh 12:32).

26. The son of Hoshaiah, one of the group who opposed Jeremiah’s counsel (Jer 42:1; 43:2).

27. One of Daniel’s three companions, renamed Abednego, whom Nebuchadnezzar condemned to the fiery furnace (Dan 1:6, 7, 11, 19; 2:17; 3:12-30).