Amariah

Passages on this topic

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), a historical reference index. The groupings are Nave’s; the verses are shown in the text used across this site.

1. Two Levites

• 1 Chronicles 6:7 Meraioth was the father of Amariah, Amariah was the father of Ahitub,
• 1 Chronicles 6:52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
• 1 Chronicles 23:19 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
• 1 Chronicles 24:23 From the sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

2. Chief priest in the reign of Jehoshaphat

• 2 Chronicles 19:11 Note that Amariah, the chief priest, will be over you in all that pertains to the LORD, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all that pertains to the king. And the Levites will serve as officers before you. Act resolutely; may the LORD be with the upright!”

3. A high priest, father of Ahitub

• 1 Chronicles 6:11 Azariah was the father of Amariah, Amariah was the father of Ahitub,
• Ezra 7:3 the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,

4. A Levite, who assisted in distributing temple gifts

• 2 Chronicles 31:15–19 Under his authority, Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah faithfully distributed portions to their fellow priests in their cities, according to their divisions, old and young alike. In addition, they distributed portions to the males registered by genealogy who were three years…

5. Son of Hizkiah

• Zephaniah 1:1 This is the word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah:

6. Father of Zechariah

• Nehemiah 11:4 while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem.) From the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez;

7. A priest, returned from exile

• Nehemiah 10:3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,
• Nehemiah 12:2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,

Probably identical with one mentioned in

• Nehemiah 12:13 of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;

8. A returned exile. Divorces his idolatrous wife

• Ezra 10:42 Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.