Bible Dictionaries
Maaseiah

Easton's Bible Dictionary

The work of Jehovah.
  • One of the Levites whom David appointed as porter for the ark (1 Chronicles 15:18,20 ).

  • One of the "captains of hundreds" associated with Jehoiada in restoring king Jehoash to the throne (2 Chronicles 23:1 ).

  • 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 Chronicles 28:7 ).

  • One who was sent by king Josiah to repair the temple (2 Chronicles 34:8 ). He was governor (Heb. sar, rendered elsewhere in the Authorized Version "prince," "chief captain," chief ruler") of Jerusalem.

  • The father of the priest Zephaniah (Jeremiah 21:1; 37:3 ).

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

    Maase'iah, refuge is Jehovah, a priest, the father of Neriah (Jeremiah 32:12; 51:59 ).

    Bibliography Information
    Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Maaseiah'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​m/maaseiah.html. 1897.