Bible Verses About Azariah: 11. Son of Johanan, possibly identical with Zechariah, son of Jehoiada

and Yochanan fathered 'Azaryah. He functioned as cohen in the house that Shlomo built in Yerushalayim.

'Azaryah fathered Amaryah, Amaryah fathered Achituv,

The Spirit of God covered Z'kharyah the son of Y'hoyada the cohen; he stood above the people and addressed them: "Thus says God: 'Why are you transgressing the mitzvot of ADONAI and courting disaster? Because you have abandoned ADONAI, he has abandoned you."

But they conspired against him and stoned him to death at the order of the king in the courtyard of the house of ADONAI.

Thus Yo'ash the king did not remember the kindness which Y'hoyada, [Z'kharyah's] father, had done for him, but put his son to death. As he was dying he said, "May ADONAI see this and take vengeance!"