Person Old Testament
Zechariah
Zechariah, a Levite who prophesied during Jehoshaphat's reign. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 2 Chronicles 20:14.
Why it matters. Levite who prophesied during Jehoshaphat's reign
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Zechariah
Zechariah was a Levite who lived during the reign of King Jehoshaphat of Judah. He was the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah. During a time of crisis, when a great multitude came against Judah, the Spirit of the Lord came upon Zechariah in the midst of the assembly. He prophesied, encouraging the people not to fear, for the battle belonged to God. This Zechariah is only mentioned in this single passage.
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
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
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)