grandson of the high priest Hilkiah; son of the high priest Seraiah; and father of the high priest Joshua; he never attained the office of high priest himself because he was carried captive to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar
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Holman Bible Dictionary - Josedech
(jahss' eh dehk) Personal name meaning, “Yahweh acts in righteousness.” KJV spelling of short form of Jehozadak. See Jehozadak .
Joshua - Son of Josedech: high priest, who on the return from exile was called upon to be strong in building the temple
Josiah - Son of Zephaniah, at whose house Zechariah assembled the chief men of the captivity when Joshua the son of Josedech was crowned
Name - The following instances may be mentioned among others, and may stand as specimens of the whole, namely, שמואל , Samuel, "hear God;" אדניה , Adonijah, "God is lord;" יהוצדק , Josedech, "God is just;" אתבעל , Ethbaal, a Canaanitish name, the latter part of the compound being the name of the idol deity, Baal; בלשאצר , Belshazzar, "Bel," a Babylonish deity, "is ruler and king
Type - And when the temple was rebuilt, Joshua, the son of Josedech, the high priest, and his fellows, were set forth as "men of sign," representatives of the Branch, which should, in the fulness of time, be raised up to the stem of Jesse, Zechariah 3:8 ; Isaiah 11:1
High Priest - Seraiah's son, Jehozadak or Josedech, was carried captive (1 Chronicles 6:15). " Josedech died in Babylon