Maaseiah

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

• A descendant of Jeshua the priest. (Ezra 10:18)

• A priest, of the sons of Harim. (Ezra 10:21)

• A priest, of the sons of Pashur. (Ezra 10:22)

• One of the laymen, a descendant of Pahath-moab. (Ezra 10:30)

• The father of Azariah. (Nehemiah 3:23)

• One of those who stood on the right hand of Ezra when he read the law to the people. (Nehemiah 8:4)

• A Levite who assisted on the same occasion. (Nehemiah 8:7)

• One of the heads of the people whose descendants signed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:25)

• Son of Baruch the descendant of Pharez the son of Judah, (Nehemiah 11:5)

• A Benjamite, ancestor of Sallu. (Nehemiah 11:7)

• Two priests of this name are mentioned, (Nehemiah 12:41,42) as taking part in the musical service which accompanied the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem under Ezra. One of them is probably the same as No. 6.

• Father of Zephaniah, who was a priest in the reign of Zedekiah. (Jeremiah 21:1; 29:25; 37:3)

• Father of Zedekiah the false prophet. (Jeremiah 29:21)

• One of the Levites of the second rank, appointed by David to sound “with psaltries on Alamoth.” (1 Chronicles 15:18,20)

• The son of Adaiah, and one of the captains of hundreds in the reign of Joash king of Judah. (2 Chronicles 23:1)

• An officer of high rank in the reign of Uzziah. (2 Chronicles 26:11) He was probably a Levite, comp: (1 Chronicles 23:4) and engaged in a semi-military capacity.

• The “king’s son,” killed by Zichri the Ephraimitish hero in the invasion of Judah by Pekah king of Israel, during the reign of Ahaz. (2 Chronicles 28:7)

• The governor of Jerusalem in the reign of Josiah. (2 Chronicles 34:8)

• The son of Shallum, a Levite of high rank in the reign of Jehoiakim. (Jeremiah 35:4) comp, 1Chr 9:19

• A priest; ancestor of Baruch and Seraiah, the sons of Neriah. (Jeremiah 32:12; 51:59)

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).