Bible Person

Azariah

Meaning: he that hears the Lord · Male · 1 cross reference

This Azariah entry refers to one of the sons of Jehoshaphat, not to the prophet in Asa's day or the later priestly and Levitical figures of the same name. He belongs to the royal house of Judah before its internal bloodshed under Jehoram. First appears in 2 Chr 21:2.1

AI summary: This Azariah matters because his single cross reference places him among the princes of Jehoshaphat whose presence shows the breadth of the royal family before Jehoram consolidates power. Even this brief notice adds weight to the tragedy that follows in Judah's dynastic history. Taken together, the material presents this Azariah as a royal son whose place in the genealogy sharpens the cost of later violence.1