1 Chronicles 9:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

Azariah; the same called Seraiah, Nehemiah 11:11. Hilkiah; either of him in Josiah's time, 2 Kings 22:8, or rather another of the same name. The ruler of the house of God; or, a ruler in the house of God; not the high priest, who was Ezra, Ezra 3:8, but a chief ruler under him; either the second priest, as such are called, Numbers 3:32; or the head of one of the twenty-four families or courses of the priests.

1 Chronicles 9:11

11 And Azariaha 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;