Amariah

(the Lord says , i.e. promises ).

1. Father of Ahitub according to ( 1 Chronicles 6:7 1 Chronicles 6:52 ) and son of Meraioth, in the line of the high priests.
2. The high priest in the reign of Jehoshaphat. ( 2 Chronicles 19:11 ) He was the son of Azariah.
3. The head of a Levitical house of the Kohathites. ( 1 Chronicles 23:13 ; 24:23 )
4. The head of one of the twenty-four courses of priest. ( 2 Chronicles 31:15 ; Nehemiah 10:3 ; Nehemiah 12:2 Nehemiah 12:13 )
5. One of the sons of Bani in the time of Ezra. ( Ezra 10:42 )
6. A priest who returned with Zerubbabel. ( Nehemiah 10:3 ; Nehemiah 12:2 Nehemiah 12:13 )
7. A descendant of Pharez. ( Nehemiah 11:4 )
8. An ancestor of Zephaniah the prophet. ( Zephaniah 1:1 )