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Azariah became the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah became the father of Josadak.
but Jehotsadaq was deported when the Lord (Yahweh) allowed Nebuchadnezzar to take away the people of Judah and Jerusalem.
[Jehotsadaq, also spelled Jozadak, concludes this list. He never assumed the role of high priest himself before he was deported. When the priesthood was restored after the exile, it was Joshua, Jehotsadaq's son, who took over, see ; ; .]
Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak and his brothers, the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and his brothers rose up and built the altar to offer burnt offerings to the God of Israel (Elohim) as it is written in the teaching of Moses the man of God.
In the second month [Iyar – April/May] of the second year [of Cyrus' reign – corresponding to 537 BC], after they had come to the house of the Lord (Elohim) in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and the rest of their brothers, the priests, the Levites, and all those who had returned from captivity to Jerusalem, began the work. They appointed the Levites from the age of 20 and older to supervise the work on the house of the Lord (Yahweh).
Then Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua, son of Jozadak, began to build the house of God in Jerusalem. The prophets of God were with them and helped them.
Among the sons of the priests, the following were found to have married foreign women:
The sons of Jeshoa, son of Jotsadak, and his brothers, Maaseja, Eliezer, Jariv, and Gedalia.
These lived in the time of Jehoiakim, the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the time of Governor Nehemiah and Ezra the priest, the scribe.
In the second year of King Darius, in the sixth month [Elul], on the first day [August 29, 520 BC], the word of the Lord (Yahweh) came through the prophet Haggai (Hebr. Chaggai) to:
Zerubbabel (Hebr. Zerobavel), son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah [; ; ]
and to Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest [; ; ; ].
[The message is addressed first to the leaders, as it is primarily their responsibility, but the prophetic word is also addressed to the people, see verses 3-4.]
He said [Haggai prophesied]:
Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel,
and Joshua, son of Jehozadak (Jehotsadak), the high priest,
together with the remnant of the people
listened to the voice of the Lord (Yahweh) their God (Elohim) and to the words of the prophet Haggai, which the Lord (Yahweh) their God (Elohim) had sent to him, and the people came in reverence (fear of God) before (in the presence of) the Lord (Yahweh).
The Lord (Yahweh) stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of the whole remnant of the people, and they came and worked on the house of their God (Elohim), the Lord of Hosts (Yahweh Sebaots).
Now speak to Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant [] of the people, saying:
[Encouragement:]
"Be strong (bold), Zerubbabel,"
declares (says, proclaims) the Lord (Yahweh).
"And be strong (courageous), Joshua, son of Jehozadak, high priest,
and be strong (courageous), all the people of the land,"
declares (says, proclaims) the Lord (Yahweh).
"And do (act, work) [without fear], for I am with you,"
declares (says, proclaims) the Lord of hosts (Yahweh Sebaot).
Take silver and gold and make crowns, and set one on the head of Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest. [The Messiah will wear many crowns, see .]
