People of the Bible

Amasiah, son of Zichri

Amasiah is mentioned in 1 verse of the Bible, first in 2 Chronicles 17:16.

Family of Amasiah

Father

Who was Amasiah?

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).

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Amasiah

  • 2 Chronicles 17:16

    And next him was Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the Lord; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valour.