"A layer of artifacts was found during a recent excavation of an area known as Gihon Spring, which was the main source of water for the City of David.
"Since we only have part of the name, any direct connection to a biblical figure is speculative." Uziel told LiveScience. "That said, if we reconstruct the first two letters as Z and K, we would have the name Zechariah Ben (the son of) Benaiah."
Zechariah the son of Benaiah appears in 2 Chronicles, chapter 20:14 of the Hebrew Bible, which states that Jahaziel, son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, prophesized before King Jehoshaphat before the nation went to war with the ancient kingdoms of Ammon and Moab." LiveScience
"Since we only have part of the name, any direct connection to a biblical figure is speculative." Uziel told LiveScience. "That said, if we reconstruct the first two letters as Z and K, we would have the name Zechariah Ben (the son of) Benaiah."
Zechariah the son of Benaiah appears in 2 Chronicles, chapter 20:14 of the Hebrew Bible, which states that Jahaziel, son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, prophesized before King Jehoshaphat before the nation went to war with the ancient kingdoms of Ammon and Moab." LiveScience
Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, ....came the Spirit of the LORD in the midst of the congregation; And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.
2 Chronicles 20:14,15
