Azariah (High Priest)

This article is about the high priest in the reign of Solomon. For the high priest in the reign of Uzziah, see Azariah II. For Azariah son of Nathan (I Kings 4:5), see Azariah (son of Nathan).

Azariah (Hebrew: עֲזַרְיָה ‘Ǎzaryāh, "Yah has helped") was the third High Priest after Zadok. C.f. 1 Kings 4:2, where he is called "son of Zadok", although he is elsewhere identified as the son of Ahimaaz.^[1]

Although his name appears in the list of the Zadokite family (1 Chr. 5:30–40, 6:4-15 in other translations) there is no direct evidence in the Bible that he was a High Priest. According to the Book of Chronicles, Azariah was believed to have been a priest who served at King Solomon's Temple.^[2] Azariah (Azarias) does appear on the list of High Priests by Josephus.^[3]

Patrilineal ancestry

Patrilineal descent
Abraham Isaac Jacob Levi Kehath Amram Aaron Eleazar Phinehas Abishua Bukki Uzzi Zerahiah Meraioth Azariah Amariah Ahitub Zadok Ahimaaz

See also

• High Priest of Israel
• List of High Priests of Israel

Footnotes and references

1. 1 Chronicles 5:35
2. 1 Chronicles 6:10
3. Antiquities of the Jews 10:151-153.

Israelite religious titles
Preceded by Ahimaaz	High Priest of Israel	Succeeded by Johanan According to I Chronicles 6:9
		Succeeded by Joash (According to the Seder Olam Zutta)