Biblical Person · Old · Exile
Abednego
Abednego, also known as Azariah, was one of the three Hebrew youths who, along with Shadrach and Meshach, was delivered from the fiery furnace by God in Babylon.
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Where Abednego appears
58 verses across 8 books.
Verses mentioning Abednego
- 1Chr 2:8 — And the sons of Ethan; Azariah.
- 1Chr 2:38 — And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,
- 1Chr 2:39 — And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,
- 1Chr 3:12 — Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,
- 1Chr 6:9 — And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,
- 1Chr 6:10 — And Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest’s office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem:)
- 1Chr 6:11 — And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
- 1Chr 6:13 — And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,
- 1Chr 6:14 — And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,
- 1Chr 6:36 — The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
- 1Chr 9:11 — And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;
- 1Kgs 4:2 — And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,
- 1Kgs 4:5 — And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king’s friend:
- 2Chr 15:1 — And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:
- 2Chr 21:2 — And he had brethren the sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah: all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.
- 2Chr 22:6 — And he returned to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds which were given him at Ramah, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jeh
- 2Chr 23:1 — And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the so
- 2Chr 26:17 — And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the LORD, that were valiant men:
- 2Chr 26:20 — And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the LO
- 2Chr 28:12 — Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against the
- 2Chr 29:12 — Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel: and of
- 2Chr 31:10 — And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok answered him, and said, Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the LORD, we have had enough to eat, and have left plenty: fo
- 2Chr 31:13 — And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the
- 2Kgs 14:21 — And all the people of Judah took Azariah, which was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.
- 2Kgs 15:1 — In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.
- 2Kgs 15:6 — And the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
- 2Kgs 15:7 — So Azariah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.
- 2Kgs 15:8 — In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months.
- 2Kgs 15:17 — In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, and reigned ten years in Samaria.
- 2Kgs 15:23 — In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years.
- 2Kgs 15:27 — In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty years.
- Dan 1:6 — Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
- Dan 1:7 — Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego.
- Dan 1:11 — Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
- Dan 1:19 — And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.
- Dan 2:17 — Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
- Dan 2:49 — Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.
- Dan 3:12 — There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship
- Dan 3:13 — Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.
- Dan 3:14 — Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?
- Dan 3:16 — Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.
- Dan 3:19 — Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven time
- Dan 3:20 — And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
- Dan 3:22 — Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
- Dan 3:23 — And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
- Dan 3:26 — Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadr
- Dan 3:28 — Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, a
- Dan 3:29 — Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be ma
- Dan 3:30 — Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon.
- Ezra 7:1 — Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
- Ezra 7:3 — The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
- Jer 43:2 — Then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: the LORD our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt
- Neh 3:23 — After him repaired Benjamin and Hashub over against their house. After him repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah by his house.
- Neh 3:24 — After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another piece, from the house of Azariah unto the turning of the wall, even unto the corner.
- Neh 7:7 — Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel was this;
- Neh 8:7 — Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people st
- Neh 10:2 — Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
- Neh 12:33 — And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
The Church Fathers on Abednego
Patristic commentary on the Scriptures that name Abednego.
Accordingly, after these things happened, Scripture says, "And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego, fell into the midst of the furnace while bound and that they were walking in the midst of the flame, hymning to God and blessing the Lord." [Daniel 3:23; Song of the Three Children 1] And so the bonds which the king put around…
"And Daniel asked a favor from the king and he appointed Shadrach, Mishach, and Abednego over the affairs of the country of Babylon." [Daniel 2:49] And this which happened under Daniel is worthy of faith and approval. For since they themselves joined with Daniel in prayer to God, so that the vision might be revealed to him, and…
"Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither." Mighty dignity! "Ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither." How are they to come forth, O king? Thou didst cast them into the fire bound; they have continued this long time in the fire. Why, had they been made of…
Verse 23. "But these three men, (here the Vulgate inserts: "that is,") Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell fettered into the midst of the furnace of flaming fire. And they were walking about in the midst of the flames praising God and blessing the Lord. And Azariah stood and prayed after this fashion, opening his mouth in the midst…
Verse 49. "Moreover Daniel made request of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the public works of the province of Babylon. But Daniel himself was in the king's gate." Daniel does not forget those men with whom he had made intercession to the Lord, and who had shared his peril with him. And so he makes them…
Historic voices touch this life
67 passages from 10 historic works cite verses that mention Abednego.
- John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · 19 passages
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible · 14 passages
- Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Commentary · 11 passages
- Keil and Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament · 9 passages
- Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary · 6 passages
- Antiquities of the Jews · 2 passages
- Homilies on Matthew · 2 passages
- Against Heresies (Adversus Haereses) · 2 passages
- An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith · 1 passage
- Homilies on the First Epistle to the Corinthians · 1 passage