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He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah. All these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.
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Verse 2. Azarias. The only difference between this and the former name is, that the younger brother’s ( Bible.) has u at the end, ( Calmet.) Azrieu. Prot. and Septuagint make no difference, which we should nevertheless expect. Bible.—Juda. Hebrew “Israel.” Septuagint Syr. and so forth agree with the Vulg. editions, though most of the ancient Latin MSS. have Israel. Josephat ruled over the principal tribes. Yet it seems probable, from the versions, that the Hebrew formerly read Juda.
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