A prophet of the Lord, who, being at Samaria when the Israelites under king Pekah returned from the war against Judah and brought 200,000 captives, went to meet them, and remonstrated with them; so that the principal men in Samaria took care of the prisoners, gave them clothes, food, and other assistance, and carried the feeble on asses. Thus they conducted them to Jericho, 2 Chronicles 28:9, etc.

Restoring, or setting up. Father of the prophet Azariah (2 Chronicles 15:1,8).

A prophet in the time of Ahaz and Pekah (2 Chronicles 28:9-15).

(restoring ). The father of Azariah the prophet, in the reign of Asa. (2 Chronicles 15:1) (B.C. before 953.) A prophet of Jehovah in Samaria, at the time of Pekah’s invasion of Judah. (2 Chronicles 28:9) (B.C. 739.)