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Urijah

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The source enumerates 3 distinct subjects under Urijah. Jump to one below, or read in order.

  1. 1.A high priest in the time of Ahaz (2 Kings 16:10-16), at whose bidding he…
  2. 2.One of the priests who stood at the right hand of Ezra’s pulpit when he read and…
  3. 3.A prophet of Kirjath-jearim in the reign of Jehoiakim, king of Judah (Jer.

The lord is my light.

  1. Urijah (1)

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    A high priest in the time of Ahaz (2 Kings 16:10-16), at whose bidding he constructed an idolatrous altar like one the king had seen at Damascus, to be set up instead of the brazen altar.

  2. Urijah (2)

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    One of the priests who stood at the right hand of Ezra’s pulpit when he read and expounded the law (Neh. 8:4).

  3. Urijah (3)

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    A prophet of Kirjath-jearim in the reign of Jehoiakim, king of Judah (Jer. 26:20-23). He fled into Egypt from the cruelty of the king, but having been brought back he was beheaded and his body “cast into the graves of the common people.”

Also from Smith's (1884) +

(light of Jehovah).

Urijah the priest in the reign of Ahaz, (2 Kings 16:10) probably the same as Uriah, A priest of the family of Koz or Hakkoz, the same as Uriah, One of the priests who stood at Ezra’s right hand when he read the law to the people. (Nehemiah 8:4) (B.C. 458.) The son of Shemaiah of Kirjathjearim. He prophesied in the days of Jehoiakim, B.C. 600, and the king sought to put him to death; but he escaped, and fled into Egypt. His retreat was soon covered; Elnathan and his men brought him up out of Egypt, and Jehoiakim slew him with the sword and cast his body forth among the graves of the common people (Jeremiah 26:20-23)

In the Bible

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

  • 2 Kings 16:10

    Then King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria. On seeing the altar in Damascus, King Ahaz sent Uriah the priest a model of the altar and complete plans for its construction.

  • 2 Kings 16:11

    And Uriah the priest built the altar according to all the instructions King Ahaz had sent from Damascus, and he completed it before King Ahaz returned.

  • 2 Kings 16:15

    Then King Ahaz commanded Uriah the priest, “Offer on the great altar the morning burnt offering, the evening grain offering, and the king’s burnt offering and grain offering, as well as the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings of all the people of the land. Splatter on the altar all the blood of the burnt offerings and sacrifices. But I will use the bronze altar to seek guidance.”

  • 2 Kings 16:16

    So Uriah the priest did just as King Ahaz had commanded.

  • Jeremiah 26:20

    Now there was another man prophesying in the name of the LORD, Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim. He prophesied against this city and against this land the same things that Jeremiah did.

  • Jeremiah 26:21

    King Jehoiakim and all his mighty men and officials heard his words, and the king sought to put him to death. But when Uriah found out about it, he fled in fear and went to Egypt.

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Scripture on Urijah

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Entries that reference Urijah

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Urijah references

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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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