(2.) Son of Ahimaaz, who succeeded his grandfather Zadok as high priest
(1 Chronicles 6:9; 1 Kings 4:2) in the days of Solomon. He officiated at the
consecration of the temple (1 Chronicles 6:10).
(3.) The son of Johanan, high priest in the reign of Abijah and Asa (2
Chronicles 6:10, 11).
(4.) High priest in the reign of Uzziah, king of Judah (2 Kings 14:21; 2
Chronicles 26:17-20). He was contemporary with the prophets Isaiah,
Amos, and Joel.
(5.) High priest in the days of Hezekiah (2 Chronicles 31:10-13). Of the
house of Zadok.
(6.) Several other priests and Levites of this name are mentioned (1
Chronicles 6:36; Ezra 7:1; 1 Chronicles 9:11; Nehemiah 3:23, etc.).
(7.) The original name of Abed-nego (Daniel 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
Chronicles 15:1). He stirred up the king and the people to a great national
reformation.
- AZAZEL (Leviticus 16:8, 10, 26, Revised Version only here; rendered
“scape-goat” in the Authorized Version). This word has given rise to many
different views. Some Jewish interpreters regard it as the name of a place
some 12 miles east of Jerusalem, in the wilderness. Others take it to be the
name of an evil spirit, or even of Satan. But when we remember that the
two goats together form a type of Christ, on whom the Lord “laid the
iniquity of us all,” and examine into the root meaning of this word (viz.,
“separation”), the interpretation of those who regard the one goat as
representing the atonement made, and the other, that “for Azazel,” as
representing the effect of the great work of atonement (viz., the complete
removal of sin), is certainly to be preferred. The one goat which was “for
Jehovah” was offered as a sin-offering, by which atonement was made. But
the sins must also be visibly banished, and therefore they were
symbolically laid by confession on the other goat, which was then “sent
away for Azazel” into the wilderness. The form of this word indicates
intensity, and therefore signifies the total separation of sin: it was wholly
carried away. It was important that the result of the sacrifices offered by