Zechariah (biblical) - Hebrew Bible

Hebrew Bible

• Zechariah (Hebrew prophet), a prophet of the kingdom of Judah, spelled this way in KJV.
  • His writings, the Book of Zechariah.

• Zechariah of Israel (Zachariah in KJV), king of Israel and son of Jeroboam.

• Zechariah Ben Jehoiada, son of the High Priest in the times of Ahaziah and Joash. See also:
  • Tomb of Zechariah, a monument named after him in Jerusalem.

In addition to the characters named above, there are numerous minor characters in the Bible with the same name:

• A prophet, who had "understanding in the seeing of God," in the time of Uzziah, who was much indebted to him for his wise counsel: 2 Chron 26:5.
• One of the chiefs of the tribe of Reuben: 1 Chron 5:7.
• One of the porters of the tabernacle: 1 Chron 9:21.
• 1 Chron 9:37.
• A Levite who assisted at the bringing up of the ark from the house of Obed-edom: 1 Chron 15:20-24.
• A Kohathite Levite: 1 Chron 24:25.
• A Merarite Levite: 1 Chron 27:21.
• The father of Iddo: 1 Chron 27:21.
• One who assisted in teaching the law to the people in the time of Jehoshaphat: 2 Chron 17:7.
• A Levite of the sons of Asaph: 2 Chron 20:14.
• One of Jehoshaphat's sons: 2 Chron 21:2.
• The father of Abijah (queen), who was the mother of Hezekiah: 2 Chron 29:1 possibly the same as Isaiah's supporter Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah Isa 8:2.
• One of the sons of Asaph: 2 Chron 29:13.
• One of the "rulers of the house of God": 2 Chron 35:8.
• A chief of the people in the time of Ezra, who consulted him about the return from captivity in Ezra 8:16; probably the same as mentioned in Neh 8:4.
• Neh 11:12.
• Neh 12:16.
• Neh 12:35-41.