▁have ▁s lain ▁"[ Ah az ] ia hu , ▁son ▁of ▁[ ... ▁kin ] g ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁David ", ▁who ▁re igned ▁c . ▁ 8 5 0 ▁– ▁ 8 4 9 ▁B CE . ▁However , ▁an ▁alternative ▁view , ▁which ▁dates ▁the ▁ins cription ▁half ▁a ▁century ▁later , ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁name ▁should ▁be ▁re construct ed ▁as ▁' [ A maz ] ia hu ', ▁who ▁re igned ▁c . ▁ 7 9 6 – 7 6 7 ▁B CE . ▁ ▁As a iah , ▁servant ▁of ▁king ▁Jos iah ▁( 2 ▁Kings ▁ 2 2 : 1 2 ). ▁A ▁se al ▁with ▁the ▁text ▁As ay ahu ▁servant ▁of ▁the ▁king ▁probably ▁belonged ▁to ▁him . ▁ ▁Az alia h ▁son ▁of ▁M esh ull am , ▁scri be ▁in ▁the ▁Temple ▁in ▁Jerusalem : ▁M ention ed ▁in ▁ 2 ▁Kings ▁ 2 2 : 3 ▁and ▁ 2 ▁Chron icles ▁ 3 4 : 8 . ▁A ▁bul la ▁reading ▁" bel ong ing ▁to ▁Az ali ab u ▁son ▁of ▁M esh ull am ." ▁is ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁his , ▁according ▁to ▁arch ae ologist ▁N ah man ▁Av ig ad . ▁ ▁Az aria h ▁son ▁of ▁Hil k iah ▁and ▁grand father ▁of ▁Ez ra : ▁M ention ed ▁in ▁ 1 ▁Chron icles ▁ 6 : 1 3 , 1 4 ; ▁ 9 : 1 1 ▁and ▁Ez ra ▁ 7 : 1