Jaazaniah. [Jaazani'ah]
1. Son of Hoshaiah, a Maachathite, and a captain among those left in the land by the king of Babylon. 2 Kings 25:23. Called JEZANIAH in Jeremiah 40:8; Jeremiah 42:1.
2. A Rechabite, son of Jeremiah: he refused to drink wine, and was blessed for his obedience to his forefathers. Jeremiah 35:3.
3. Son of Shaphan, and leader of the seventy elders who were seen in a vision by Ezekiel offering incense to idols. Ezekiel 8:11.
4. Son of Azur, and one of the princes who devised mischief and gave wicked counsel to the people. Ezekiel 11:1.