Maaseiah

The work of Jehovah. (1.) One of the Levites whom David appointed as porter for the ark (1 Chr. 15:18, 20). (2.) One of the “captains of hundreds” associated with Jehoiada in restoring king Jehoash to the throne (2 Chr. 23:1). (3.) The “king’s son,” probably one of the sons of king Ahaz, killed by Zichri in the invasion of Judah by Pekah, king of Israel (2 Chr. 28:7). (4.) One who was sent by king Josiah to repair the temple (2 Chr. 34:8). He was governor (Heb. sar, rendered elsewhere in the Authorized Version “prince,” “chief captain,” chief ruler”) of Jerusalem. (5.) The father of the priest Zephaniah (Jer. 21:1; 37:3). (6.) The father of the false prophet Zedekiah (Jer. 29:21). Maase’iah, refuge is Jehovah, a priest, the father of Neriah (Jer. 32:12; 51:59).

(work of the Lord), the name of four persons who had married foreign wives. In the time of Ezra,

MAASE'IAH (work of Jehovah). Three priests — one a descendant of Jeshua, Ezr 10:18, another of the sons of Harim, Ezr 10:21, and a third of the sons of Pashur, Ezr 10:22 — who had married foreign wives. A layman who divorced his foreign wife. Ezr 10:30. The father of Azariah. Neh 3:23. One who assisted Ezra when he read the Law to the people. Neh 8:4. A Levite who expounded the Law to the people, Neh 8:7. One whose descendants signed the covenant with Nehemiah. Neh 10:25. Two whose descendants dwelt in Jerusalem after the return from Babylon. Neh 11:5, 1 Kgs 15:7. Two priests who took part in the musical service at the dedication of the walls of Jerusalem. Neh 12:41-42. The father of Zephaniah. Jer 21:1; Jer 29:25. The father of the false prophet Zedekiah. Jer 29:21. A Levite appointed a porter for the ark by David. 1 Chr 15:18, 1 Chr 15:20. The son of Adaiah; partook in the revolution by which Joash was placed on the throne. 2 Chr 23:1. 13) An officer in the reign of Uzziah. 2 Chr 26:11. 14) A son of King Ahaz. 2 Chr 28:7. 15) The governor of Jerusalem under King Josiah. 2 Chr 34:8. 16) A doorkeeper at the temple. Jer 35:4.

MAASE'IAH (refuge of Jehovah), a priest, the father of Keriah, and the grandfather of Baruch and Seraiah, Jer 32:12; Jer 51:59.

the work of the Lord

MAASE'IAH (refuge of Jehovah), a priest, the father of Keriah, and the grandfather of Baruch and Seraiah, Jer 32:12; Jer 51:59.