Person Old Testament
Obed
Obed was the father of Azariah, one of the captains who supported Joash in overthrowing Athaliah. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 2 Chronicles 23:1.
Why it matters. Father of Azariah
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Obed
Obed was the father of Azariah, one of the captains who supported Joash in overthrowing Queen Athaliah of Judah (2Ch.23.1). Athaliah had seized the throne and killed many of the royal heirs, but Joash, the rightful heir, was hidden and protected. When Joash was seven years old, the priest Jehoiada and the captains, including Azariah son of Obed, made a covenant to crown Joash as king and remove Athaliah from power. The mention of Obed as Azariah's father suggests that he was a person of some influence and that his family played a role in the political events of the time.
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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Family
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- Azariah
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
2 Chronicles (1 verse)