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Amasiah

A man, in the time of the Divided Monarchy · named in 1 verse

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Amasiah, the son of Zichri, was a commander who willingly offered himself for the service of the Lord during the reign of King Jehoshaphat.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Burden of (i.e., "sustained by") Jehovah, the "son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the Lord," a captain over thousands under Jehoshaphat (2 Chr. 17:16; comp. Judg. 5:9).

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Parents Zichri

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at 2 Chronicles 17:16.

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