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Azariah is described as being the "son of Oded" (verse 1), but the Masoretic Text omits Azariah's name in verse 8, suggesting that the prophecy is from Oded himself.
Oded is a figure in the Hebrew Bible mentioned in 2 Chronicles 15. He is mentioned in verse 1 as the father of Azariah the prophet, whose speech to King Asa of Judah initiates reforms in the religious life of the kingdom of Judah .
Oded (Hebrew: עוֹדֵד ‘Ōḏêḏ) is a prophet in the Hebrew Bible, mentioned in 2 Chronicles 28. He was from Samaria, and met the army of the northern kingdom of Israel, who were returning with captives from Judah. In a speech from verse 9 to verse 11, he urged them to return the slaves.
The Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children, abbreviated Pr Azar, [1] is a passage which appears after Daniel 3:23 in some translations of the Bible, including the ancient Greek Septuagint translation. The passage is accepted by some Christian denominations as canonical. The passage includes three main components.
"Oded": following Masoretic Text. The Greek Septuagint, Syriac and Latin Vulgate versions have "Azariah the son of Oded" (cf. verse 1). [18] "Abominable idols": an expression only used here in the Chronicles, although the term was found in several places in the books of Kings. [13]
Azariah (Hebrew: עֲזַרְיָה ‘Ǎzaryāh, "Yah has helped") is the name of several people in the Hebrew Bible and Jewish history, including: Abednego , the new name given to Azariah who is the companion of Daniel, Hananiah, and Mishael in the Book of Daniel ( Daniel 1:6–7 )
Azariah son of Oded, a wiseman and prophet, exhorted Asa [13] to reinforce strict national observance of The Law given to Moses, and Asa paid heed. He purged the land of foreign religions and false idols and the nation and YHWH entered into a renewed covenant. [14]
Uzziah (/ ə ˈ z aɪ ə /; Hebrew: עֻזִּיָּהוּ ‘Uzzīyyāhū, meaning "my strength is Yah"; [1] Greek: Ὀζίας; Latin: Ozias), also known as Azariah (/ ˈ æ z ə ˈ r aɪ ə /; Hebrew: עֲזַרְיָה ‘Azaryā; Greek: Αζαρίας; Latin: Azarias), was the tenth king of the ancient Kingdom of Judah, and one of Amaziah's sons.