Amariah

Chief priest under King Jehoshaphat of Judah

A written article for Amariah is still to come. Below and alongside: where Amariah appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1000 BC
    800 BC
  • Amariah
    c. 900 BC

Original word

  • אֲמַרְיָה amariah
    H568
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Where Amariah appears in Scripture

1 Chronicles 6

מְרָיוֹת הוֹלִיד אֶת-אֲמַרְיָה וַֽאֲמַרְיָה הוֹלִיד אֶת-אֲחִיטֽוּב׃
7
Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
וַיּוֹלֶד עֲזַרְיָה אֶת-אֲמַרְיָה וַֽאֲמַרְיָה הוֹלִיד אֶת-אֲחִיטֽוּב׃
11
And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
מְרָיוֹת בְּנוֹ אֲמַרְיָה בְנוֹ אֲחִיטוּב בְּנֽוֹ׃
52
Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,

1 Chronicles 23

בְּנֵי חֶבְרוֹן יְרִיָּהוּ הָרֹאשׁ אֲמַרְיָה הַשֵּׁנִי יַֽחֲזִיאֵל הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וִֽיקַמְעָם הָֽרְבִיעִֽי׃
19
Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

1 Chronicles 24

וּבְנָי יְרִיָּהוּ אֲמַרְיָהוּ הַשֵּׁנִי יַֽחֲזִיאֵל הַשְּׁלִישִׁי יְקַמְעָם הָֽרְבִיעִֽי׃
23
And the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

2 Chronicles 19

וְהִנֵּה אֲמַרְיָהוּ כֹהֵן הָרֹאשׁ עֲלֵיכֶם לְכֹל דְּבַר-יְהוָה וּזְבַדְיָהוּ בֶן-יִשְׁמָעֵאל הַנָּגִיד לְבֵית-יְהוּדָה לְכֹל דְּבַר-הַמֶּלֶךְ וְשֹֽׁטְרִים הַלְוִיִּם לִפְנֵיכֶם חִזְקוּ וַֽעֲשׂוּ וִיהִי יְהוָה עִם-הַטּֽוֹב׃
11
And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king's matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and the LORD shall be with the good.

2 Chronicles 31

וְעַל-יָדוֹ עֵדֶן וּמִנְיָמִן וְיֵשׁוּעַ וּֽשְׁמַעְיָהוּ אֲמַרְיָהוּ וּשְׁכַנְיָהוּ בְּעָרֵי הַכֹּֽהֲנִים בֶּֽאֱמוּנָה לָתֵת לַֽאֲחֵיהֶם בְּמַחְלְקוֹת כַּגָּדוֹל כַּקָּטָֽן׃
15
And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:

Ezra 7

בֶּן-אֲמַרְיָה בֶן-עֲזַרְיָה בֶּן-מְרָיֽוֹת׃
3
The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,

Ezra 10

שַׁלּוּם אֲמַרְיָה יוֹסֵֽף׃
42
Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.

Nehemiah 10

פַּשְׁחוּר אֲמַרְיָה מַלְכִּיָּֽה׃
3
Pashur, Amariah, Malchijah,

Nehemiah 11

וּבִֽירוּשָׁלִַם יָֽשְׁבוּ מִבְּנֵי יְהוּדָה וּמִבְּנֵי בִנְיָמִן מִבְּנֵי יְהוּדָה עֲתָיָה בֶן-עֻזִּיָּה בֶּן-זְכַרְיָה בֶן-אֲמַרְיָה בֶּן-שְׁפַטְיָה בֶן-מַֽהֲלַלְאֵל מִבְּנֵי-פָֽרֶץ׃
4
And at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children of Perez;

Nehemiah 12

אֲמַרְיָה מַלּוּךְ חַטּֽוּשׁ׃
2
Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
לְעֶזְרָא מְשֻׁלָּם לַֽאֲמַרְיָה יְהֽוֹחָנָֽן׃
13
Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;

Zephaniah 1

דְּבַר-יְהוָה׀ אֲשֶׁר הָיָה אֶל-צְפַנְיָה בֶּן-כּוּשִׁי בֶן-גְּדַלְיָה בֶּן-אֲמַרְיָה בֶּן-חִזְקִיָּה בִּימֵי יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ בֶן-אָמוֹן מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃
1
The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.