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Amariah

Mentioned in 895 BC traditional (Jones)

A “chief priest” who took an active part in the reformation under Jehoshaphat (2 Chr. 19:11); probably the same as mentioned in 1 Chr. 6:9.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

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Two generations up and the children. Gold lines join partners; grey lines run from parent to child; a dotted line marks a parent named in the text but not by descent.

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The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 920–870 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 3 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.

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  1. 2 Chronicles1

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TextOccurrences of each name
BSBAmariah 16
KJVAmariah 16
ASVAmariah 16

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2 Chronicles1 verse
  1. 19:11

    Note that Amariah, the chief priest, will be over you in all that pertains to the LORD, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all that pertains to the king. And the Levites will serve as officers before you. Act resolutely; may the LORD be with the upright!”

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.

A “chief priest” who took an active part in the reformation under Jehoshaphat (2 Chr. 19:11); probably the same as mentioned in 1 Chr. 6:9.