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Azrikam

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A descendant of Zerubbabel, and son of Neariah of the royal line of Judah. (1 Chronicles 3:23) Eldest son of Azel, and descendant of Saul. (1 Chronicles 8:38; 9:44) (B.C after 1037.) A Levite, ancestor of Shemaiah, who lived in the time of Nehemiah. (1 Chronicles 9:14; Nehemiah 11:15) (B.C. before 536.) Governor of the house, or prefect of the palace, to King Ahaz, who was slain by Zichri, an Ephraimite hero, in the successful invasion of the southern kingdom by Pekah king of Israel. (2 Chronicles 28:7) (B.C. 738.)

In the Bible

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Verses where Azrikam is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Chronicles 3:23

    The sons of Neariah: Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam—three in all.

  • 1 Chronicles 8:38

    Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

  • 1 Chronicles 9:14

    From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, a descendant of Merari;

  • 1 Chronicles 9:44

    And Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.

  • 2 Chronicles 28:7

    Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the son of the king, Azrikam the governor of the palace, and Elkanah the second to the king.

  • Nehemiah 11:15

    From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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