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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Azariah
     whom Jehovah helps. (1.) Son of Ethan, of the tribe of Judah (1
     Chr. 2:8).
     
       (2.) Son of Ahimaaz, who succeeded his grandfather Zadok as
     high priest (1 Chr. 6:9; 1 Kings 4:2) in the days of Solomon. He


     officiated at the consecration of the temple (1 Chr. 6:10).
     
       (3.) The son of Johanan, high priest in the reign of Abijah
     and Asa (2 Chr. 6:10, 11).
     
       (4.) High priest in the reign of Uzziah, king of Judah (2
     Kings 14:21; 2 Chr. 26:17-20). He was contemporary with the
     prophets Isaiah, Amos, and Joel.
     
       (5.) High priest in the days of Hezekiah (2 Chr. 31:10-13). Of
     the house of Zadok.
     
       (6.) Several other priests and Levites of this name are
     mentioned (1 Chr. 6:36; Ezra 7:1; 1 Chr. 9:11; Neh. 3:23, etc.).
     
       (7.) The original name of Abed-nego (Dan. 1:6, 7, 11, 16). He
     was of the royal family of Judah, and with his other two
     companions remarkable for his personal beauty and his
     intelligence as well as piety.
     
       (8.) The son of Oded, a remarkable prophet in the days of Asa
     (2 Chr. 15:1). He stirred up the king and the people to a great
     national reformation.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Azariah, he that hears the Lord
  

















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