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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(memory of
God
).
Son
of
Berechiah
(
Zech. 1:1
1
In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying, (Zechariah 1:1)
); of
Iddo
(
Ezra 5:1
1
Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them. (Ezra 5:1)
). Eleventh of the minor prophets and contemporary of
Haggai
, born in
Babylon
during the
captivity
, returned with
Zerubbabel
(
Ezra 5:1; 6:14
1
Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them. (Ezra 5:1)
14
And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. (Ezra 6:14)
). The
time
of his prophecies is reckoned as between B. C. 520 and 518, during the period of building the second temple, whose completion was largely due to his energies as
priest
and
prophet
. His
book
, 38th of O. T., is divided into two parts. Chapters 1-8 contain hopeful
visions
of the restored
Hebrew
state, exhortations to turn to
Jehovah
, warnings against God’s enemies. Chapters 9-14 are prophetic of the future fortunes of the theocracy, the
conversion
of
Israel
, the glorification of God’s
kingdom
and of the coming of the
Messiah
. (2) A Reubenite chief, at time of the captivity by
Tiglath-pileser
(
1 Chron. 5:7
7
And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah, (1 Chronicles 5:7)
). (3) A Korhite Levite, keeper of one of the doors of
the tabernacle
(
1 Chron. 9:21
21
And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. (1 Chronicles 9:21)
). (4) A son of
Jehiel
(
1 Chron. 9:37
37
And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth. (1 Chronicles 9:37)
). (5) A Levite of the second order, one of
the temple
musicians
(
1 Chron. 15:18,20
18
And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the porters. (1 Chronicles 15:18)
20
And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth; (1 Chronicles 15:20)
). (6) A priest who blew the trumpet before the ark on its return (
1 Chron. 15:24
24
And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark. (1 Chronicles 15:24)
). (7) A Kohathite Levite (
1 Chron. 24:25
25
The brother of Michah was Isshiah: of the sons of Isshiah; Zechariah. (1 Chronicles 24:25)
). (8) A Merarite Levite (
1 Chron. 26:11
11
Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen. (1 Chronicles 26:11)
). (9) A Manassite (
1 Chron. 27:21
21
Of the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner: (1 Chronicles 27:21)
). (10) A
prince
of
Judah
in reign of
Jehoshaphat
(
2 Chron. 17:7
7
Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, even to Ben-hail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah. (2 Chronicles 17:7)
). (11)
Father
of
Jahaziel
(
2 Chron. 20:14
14
Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of the Lord in the midst of the congregation; (2 Chronicles 20:14)
). (12) A son of Jehoshaphat (
2 Chron. 21:2
2
And he had brethren the sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah: all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel. (2 Chronicles 21:2)
). (13) Son of the
high priest
Jehoiada
, in reign of
Joash
king of Judah (
2 Chron. 24:20
20
And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the Lord, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the Lord, he hath also forsaken you. (2 Chronicles 24:20)
), and probably same as the
Zacharias
of
Matthew 23:35
35
That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. (Matthew 23:35)
. (14) A prophet and royal
counselor
in reign of
Uzziah
(
2 Chron. 26:5
5
And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him to prosper. (2 Chronicles 26:5)
). (15) Father of
Abijah
,
mother
of King
Hezekiah
(
2 Chron. 29:1
1
Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah. (2 Chronicles 29:1)
). (16) A member of the family of
Asaph
in time of Hezekiah (
2 Chron. 29:13
13
And of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Jeiel: and of the sons of Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah: (2 Chronicles 29:13)
). (17) A Kohathite Levite in the reign of
Josiah
(
2 Chron. 34:12
12
And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of music. (2 Chronicles 34:12)
). (18) One of the temple rulers in reign of Josiah (
2 Chron. 35:8
8
And his princes gave willingly unto the people, to the priests, and to the Levites: Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests for the passover offerings two thousand and six hundred small cattle, and three hundred oxen. (2 Chronicles 35:8)
). (19) Nine priests,
Levites
and returned captives (
Ezra 8:3,11,16; 10:26
3
Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty. (Ezra 8:3)
11
And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males. (Ezra 8:11)
16
Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding. (Ezra 8:16)
26
And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah. (Ezra 10:26)
;
Neh. 8:4; 11:4-5,12; 12:16,35,41
4
And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam. (Nehemiah 8:4)
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;
5
And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni. (Nehemiah 11:4‑5)
12
And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah, (Nehemiah 11:12)
16
Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam; (Nehemiah 12:16)
35
And certain of the priests' sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph: (Nehemiah 12:35)
41
And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets; (Nehemiah 12:41)
). (20) A
witness
for Isaiah (
Isa. 8:2
2
And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah. (Isaiah 8:2)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
1.
A chief
man
among the Reubenites (
1 Chron. 5:7
7
And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah, (1 Chronicles 5:7)
).
2.
Son
of
Meshelemiah
, a Korhite (
1 Chron. 9:21
21
And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. (1 Chronicles 9:21)
;
1 Chron. 26:2, 14
2
And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, (1 Chronicles 26:2)
14
And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward. (1 Chronicles 26:14)
).
3.
Son of
Jehiel
, a Benjamite (
1 Chron. 9:37
37
And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth. (1 Chronicles 9:37)
). Called
ZACHER
in
1 Chronicles 8:31
31
And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher. (1 Chronicles 8:31)
.
4.
Levite engaged in the service of song (
1 Chron. 15:18,20
18
And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the porters. (1 Chronicles 15:18)
20
And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth; (1 Chronicles 15:20)
;
1 Chron. 16:5
5
Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals; (1 Chronicles 16:5)
).
5.
One of the priests in the
time
of
David
(
1 Chron. 15:24
24
And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark. (1 Chronicles 15:24)
).
6.
Son of
Isshiah
, a Levite (
1 Chron. 24:25
25
The brother of Michah was Isshiah: of the sons of Isshiah; Zechariah. (1 Chronicles 24:25)
).
7.
Son of
Hosah
, a Merarite (
1 Chron. 26:11
11
Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen. (1 Chronicles 26:11)
).
8.
Father
of
Iddo
of the tribe of
Manasseh
(
1 Chron. 27:21
21
Of the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner: (1 Chronicles 27:21)
).
9.
One of the princes of
Judah
whom
Jehoshaphat
sent with priests and
Levites
to teach the people (
2 Chron. 17:7
7
Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, even to Ben-hail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah. (2 Chronicles 17:7)
).
10.
Levite, father of Jehaziel (
2 Chron. 20:14
14
Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of the Lord in the midst of the congregation; (2 Chronicles 20:14)
).
11.
Son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah (
2 Chron. 21:2
2
And he had brethren the sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah: all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel. (2 Chronicles 21:2)
).
12.
Son of
Jehoiada
the
priest
: he rebuked the people for their
idolatry
, and by commandment of the king he was stoned by the people in the court of
the temple
(
2 Chron. 24:20
20
And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the Lord, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the Lord, he hath also forsaken you. (2 Chronicles 24:20)
). He is probably the
ZACHARIAS
spoken of in
Matthew 23:35
35
That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. (Matthew 23:35)
.
13.
One who “had understanding in the
visions
of
God
” (
2 Chron. 26:5
5
And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him to prosper. (2 Chronicles 26:5)
).
14.
Father of
Abijah
, wife of
Ahaz
king of Judah (
2 Chron. 29:1
1
Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah. (2 Chronicles 29:1)
). Called
ZACHARIAH
in
2 Kings 18:2
2
Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah. (2 Kings 18:2)
.
15.
Levite, descendant of
Asaph
(
2 Chron. 29:13
13
And of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Jeiel: and of the sons of Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah: (2 Chronicles 29:13)
).
16.
Kohathite, one of the overseers at the repairing of the temple (
2 Chron. 34:12
12
And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of music. (2 Chronicles 34:12)
).
17.
Prince
of Judah, and one of the rulers of the
house
of God (
2 Chron. 35:8
8
And his princes gave willingly unto the people, to the priests, and to the Levites: Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests for the passover offerings two thousand and six hundred small cattle, and three hundred oxen. (2 Chronicles 35:8)
).
18.
Son of
Berechiah
, and one of the “minor prophets” (
Ezra 5:1
1
Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them. (Ezra 5:1)
;
Ezra 6:14
14
And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. (Ezra 6:14)
;
Zech. 1:1,7
1
In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying, (Zechariah 1:1)
7
Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying, (Zechariah 1:7)
;
Zech. 7:1,8
1
And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the Lord came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu; (Zechariah 7:1)
8
And the word of the Lord came unto Zechariah, saying, (Zechariah 7:8)
).
19-21.
Three
who returned from exile (
Ezra 8:3,11,16
3
Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty. (Ezra 8:3)
11
And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males. (Ezra 8:11)
16
Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding. (Ezra 8:16)
;
Neh. 8:4
4
And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam. (Nehemiah 8:4)
).
22.
One who had married a strange wife (
Ezra 10:26
26
And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah. (Ezra 10:26)
).
23-24.
Two ancestors of some who dwelt at
Jerusalem
on the return from exile (
Neh. 11:4-5
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;
5
And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni. (Nehemiah 11:4‑5)
).
25.
Priest,
the son
of
Pashur
(
Neh. 11:12
12
And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah, (Nehemiah 11:12)
).
26.
Priest, “of Iddo” (
Neh. 12:16
16
Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam; (Nehemiah 12:16)
).
27.
Son of
Jonathan
, a priest: he assisted in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem (
Neh. 12:35,41
35
And certain of the priests' sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph: (Nehemiah 12:35)
41
And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets; (Nehemiah 12:41)
).
28.
Son of
Jeberechiah
, taken by Isaiah as a
witness
(
Isa. 8:2
2
And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah. (Isaiah 8:2)
).
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
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