ZECHARIAH.  [Hebrew Zekharyah, Zekharyahu = "whom Jehovah remembers."  Nos. (1), (9), (11), (16), (18), (20) to (30) are of the first form; Nos. (3) to (7), (10), (12) to (15), (17), (19) are of the second; and Nos. (2) and (8) of both].
    (1) A son of Jehiel, the father or founder of Gibeon (1 Chron. ix. 37); called in 1 Chron. viii. 31 Zecher—R.V.; Zacher—A.V. [Zecher].
    (2) The eldest son of Meshelemiah.  He was "porter of the door of the tent of meeting" in David's reign (1 Chron. ix. 21—R.V.; xxvi. 2).  He was "a discreet counsellor" (14—R.V.).
    (3) A Levite of the second degree in David's reign (1 Chron. xv. 18).  He was one of those who played on "psalteries set to Alamoth" (20).
    (4) A priest who blew a trumpet when the ark was brought up from the house of Obed-edom (1 Chron. xv. 24)
    (5) A son of Isshiah in the reign of David (1 Chron. xxiv. 25).
    (6) The fourth son of Hosah.  He was a Merarite Levite in David's reign (1 Chron. xxvi. 11).
    (7) The father of a certain Iddo in David's reign.  The son was from the territory of Manasseh east of the Jordan (1 Chron. xxvii. 21).
    (8) A Levite, the father of a certain Jahaziel, the latter living in Jehoshaphat's reign (2 Chron. xx. 14).
    (9) One of the princes whom Jehoshaphat sent to teach the people of Judah (2 Chron. xvii. 7).
    (10) The fourth son of king Jehoshaphat (2 Chron. xxi. 2).
    (11) The son of Jehoiada the high priest, who headed the successful revolution in favour of king Joash of Judah.  The son remonstrated with the people on their apostasy from Jehovah, and at the instance of the king was stoned to death in a popular tumult (2 Chron. xxiv. 20-22). [Zachariah (3), Zacharias (2)].
    (12) A man "who had understanding in the visions of God," and gave wise counsel to king Uzziah, which for a time he followed (2 Chron. xxvi. 5).
    (13) A king of Israel who came to the throne of Samaria in the thirty-eighth year of Azariah (Uzziah), king of Judah, and reigned six months in B.C. 784 (A.V.).  He was the son of Jeroboam II., and was murdered by Shallum, who succeeded him as king (2 Kings xiv. 29; xv. 8-12—both R.V.). [Jehu, Zachariah (1)].
    (14) A Reubenite chief when Tiglathpileser carried the northern and eastern tribes into captivity in the days of Ahaz (?) (1 Chron. v.7; cf. 2 Kings xv. 29; 2 Chron. xxviii. 1-21).
    (15) The son of Jeberechiah.  He was a witness to record matters in connection with Isaiah's prophetic utterances, delivered during the great crisis in Ahaz's reign (Isa. viii. 2).
    (16) The father of Abi, Hezekiah's mother (2 Kings xviii. 2—R.V.) [Zachariah (2)].
    (17) A descendant of Asaph.  He took part in the cleansing of the Temple during the reign of Hezekiah (2 Chron. xxix. 13).
    (18) A Kohathite Levite, overseer of the workmen employed to repair the Temple in Josiah's reign (2 Chron. xxxiv. 12).
    (19) A Levite, a ruler of the house of God in Josiah's reign (2 Chron. xxxv. 8).
    (20) A man of the tribe of Judah, six generations back from Maaseiah, the latter living in Nehemiah's days (Neh. xi. 5).
    (21) A priest, a son of Pashhur, and four generations back from Adaiah, the latter living in Nehemiah's days (Neh. xi. 12).
    (22) A prophet, the son of Berechiah, and the grandson of Iddo (Ezra v. 1; Zech. i. 1).  In conjunction with Haggai, he prophesied to encourage the returned exiles and their leaders, Zerubbabel, the civil governor of Judaea, and Jeshua, or Joshua, the high priest, to rebuild the Temple (Ezra v. 1; vi. 14).  The rest of his history is best learned from his writings. [¶.]  [Zachariah (3).]
    (23) A man belonging to the tribe of Judah.  He was the son of a certain Amariah, and two generations back from Athaiah, who lived in the days of Nehemiah (Neh. xi. 4).
    (24) A descendant of Pharosh.  He returned from Babylon with a party along with Ezra (Ezra viii. 3).
    (25) A son of Bebai who did likewise (Ezra viii. 11).
    (26) A "chief man," one of those for whom Ezra sent from the river Ahava (Ezra viii. 16).  He stood with others at Ezra's left hand while "the scribe" addressed the people (Neh. viii. 4).
    (27) A son of Elam.  He was induced by Ezra to put away his foreign wife (Ezra x. 26).
    (28) The son of a certain Jonathan, and a descendant of Asaph.  He blew a trumpet at the dedication of the rebuilt wall of Jerusalem (Neh. xii. 35, 41).
    (29) A priest of the family of Iddo.  He lived in the days of the high priest Joiakim (Neh. xii. 16). [Zacharias.]
    ¶ The Book of Zechariah.—The eleventh of the minor prophets, or prophetic books.  The author was Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, and the grandson of Iddo.  [Zechariah (22).] (The Sunday School Teacher's Bible Manual, Hunter, 1894)