A name common in the priestly family especially of Eleazar.

1. Descendant of Zadok. 1 Kings 4:2 .

2. Son of Nathan, over the officers. 1 Kings 4:5 .

3. Son of Amaziah king of Judah. See UZZIAH.

4. Son of Ethan, descendant of Judah. 1 Chronicles 2:8 .

5. Son of Jehu. 1 Chronicles 2:38,39 .

6. Son of Ahimaaz and grandson of Zadok. 1 Chronicles 6:9 .

7. Son of Johanan, descendant of Zadok, apparently the first high priest who ministered in Solomon's temple. 1 Chronicles 6:10,11 .

8. Son of Hilkiah the high priest in the time of Josiah. 1 Chronicles 6:13,14; 1 Chronicles 9:11; Ezra 7:1 .

9. Son of Zephaniah, descendant of Kohath. 1 Chronicles 6:36 .

10. Prophet, son of Oded, sent by God to encourage Asa to seek the Lord. 2 Chronicles 15:1 .

11,12. Two of the sons of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah. 2 Chronicles 21:2 .

13. Son of Jehoram, 2 Chronicles 22:6 : also called AHAZIAH,q.v.

14,15. Two of the captains who aided Jehoiada to place Joash on the throne. 2 Chronicles 23:1 .

16. The high priest who hindered Uzziah king of Judah from burning incense in the temple. 2 Chronicles 26:17,20 .

17. One of the 'heads' of the tribe of Ephraim who objected to the bringing into Samaria the captives from Judah. 2 Chronicles 28:12 .

18. Father of Joel, a Kohathite. 2 Chronicles 29:12

19. Son of Jehalelel, a Merarite 2 Chronicles 29:12 .

20. Priest of the family of Zadok in the time of Hezekiah. 2 Chronicles 31:10 .

21. One mentioned in the genealogy of Ezra. Ezra 7:3 .

22. Son of Maaseiah : he repaired a portion of the wall of Jerusalem. Nehemiah 3:23,24 .

23. One who returned from exile, Nehemiah 7:7 : supposed, as in the margin , to be the same as SERAIAHin Ezra 2:2 .

24. One who assisted in the reading of the law under Ezra. Nehemiah 8:7 .

25. One of the priests who sealed the covenant. Nehemiah 10:2 .

26. A prince of Judah who took part in the procession when the wall of Jerusalem was to be purified. Nehemiah 12:33 .

27. Son of Hoshaiah: he charged Jeremiah with prophesying falsely. Jeremiah 43:2 .

28. One carried away with Daniel to Babylon, probably of the seed royal: his name was changed to ABED-NEGO.q.v. Daniel 1:6-19; Daniel 2:17 .