Person Old Testament
Jezaniah
Also known as Jezaniah =ESV, KJV; Jaazaniah =NIV, Jaazaniah, Azariah
Jezaniah, also known as Azariah, was a leader of the Judean forces after the fall of Jerusalem. Mentioned in 4 verses across 2 books, first at 2 Kings 25:23.
Why it matters. A leader of the Judean forces
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- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Jezaniah
Jezaniah, also referred to as Azariah, was one of the leaders of the Judean forces who survived the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem. In Jer.40.8, he is mentioned among the commanders who came to Gedaliah, the appointed governor of Judah, at Mizpah. Later, in Jer.42.1, Jezaniah and the other leaders approached Jeremiah to seek guidance from the Lord regarding their plan to flee to Egypt. However, when Jeremiah delivered God's message, warning them not to go to Egypt, Jezaniah (called Azariah in this passage) and another leader, Johanan, accused Jeremiah of falsely prophesying and led the people to Egypt despite the divine warning (Jer.43.2).
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 4 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.