ZACHARIAS (ZECHARIAH)
–1. A man who was killed by the Jews .Referred to by Jesus Mt 23:35 ; Lu 11:51 –2. The father of John the Baptist Lu 1:5-80 ; 3:2 .See ELISABETH .See JOHN THE BAPTIST
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ZACHER
–A Benjamite 1Ch 8:31 –Called ZECHARIAH in 1Ch 9:37
ZECHARIAH (ZECHARIAS)
–1. A Reubenite 1Ch 5:7 –2. Three Levites in the days of David 1Ch 9:21 ; 15:18 , 20 , 24 ; 16:5 ; 26:2 , 14 –3. A Benjamite 1Ch 9:37 .Called ZACHER in 1Ch 8:31 –4. Two Kohathites 1Ch 24:25 ; 2Ch 34:12 –5. A Merarite porter in the temple 1Ch 26:11 –6. Father of Iddo 1Ch 27:21 –7. A prince sent by Jehoshaphat along with priests and Levites to teach in the cities 2Ch 17:7 –8. A Levite, and father of Jahaziel 2Ch 20:14 –9. Son of Jehoshaphat 2Ch 21:2 –10. High priest, and son or grandson of Jehoiada .Put to death for prophesying against Jerusalem 2Ch 24:20-22 , 25 ; Mt 23:35 ; Lu 11:51 –11. A prophet during the reign of Uzziah 2Ch 26:5 –12. A ruler of the temple 2Ch 35:8 –13. The prophet .Son of Berechiah Zec 2:4 .Prophesied during the reign of Darius Ezr 4:24 ; 5:1 ; 6:14 ; Zec 1:1 , 7 ; 7:1 .Probably the priest mentioned in Ne 12:16 ; Ezr 8:3 , 11 , 16 –14. Two chiefs who returned with Ezra Ezr 8:3 , 11 , 16 –15. Name of various Jews after the captivity Ezr 10:26 ; Ne 8:4 ; 11:4 , 5 , 12 ; 12:16 –16. A priest and temple musician Ne 12:35 , 41 –17. Perhaps identical with number eleven above Isa 8:2 –18. A Levite during the reign of Hezekiah 2Ch 29:13 –19. ZECHARIAH (ZECHARIAS) .See ZACHARIAH