AZRIKAM

az-ri'-kam `azriqam, "my help has arisen":

(1) A descendant of King David through Zerubbabel (1 Chronicles 3:23).

(2) A prince of Judah in the time of Ahaz. He was slain by Zichri, an Ephraimite soldier (2 Chronicles 28:7).

(3) One of Azel's sons, a Benjamite, descended from King Saul (1 Chronicles 8:38; 9:44).

(4) A Levite of the house of Merari and a resident of Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 9:14; Nehemiah 11:15).

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Edited by James Orr, published in 1939 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.