Dictionaries :: Azrikam

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Azrikam:

help, revenging

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Azrikam:

az-ri'-kam (‘azriqam, "my help has arisen"):

(1) A descendant of King David through Zerubbabel (1Ch 3:23).

(2) A prince of Judah in the time of Ahaz. He was slain by Zichri, an Ephraimite soldier (2Ch 28:7).

(3) One of Azel's sons, a Benjamite, descended from King Saul (1Ch 8:38; 9:44).

(4) A Levite of the house of Merari and a resident of Jerusalem (1Ch 9:14; Ne 11:15).

Nave's Topical Bible

Azrikam: 1. Son of Neraiah

1Ch 3:23

Azrikam: 2. Son of Azel

1Ch 8:38; 9:44

Azrikam: 3. A Levite

1Ch 9:14; Neh 11:15

Azrikam: 4. Governor of the House of Ahaz

2Ch 28:7

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Azrikam:

(help against the enemy).

(1.) A descendant of Zerubbabel, and son of Neariah of the royal line of Judah (1 Chronicles 3:23).

(2.) Eldest son of Azel, and descendant of Saul (1 Chronicles 8:38; 9:44). (B.C. after 1037)

(3.) A Levite, ancestor of Shemaiah, who lived in the time of Nehemiah (1 Chronicles 9:14; Nehemiah 11:15). (B.C. before 536)

(4.) 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)