Maaseiah

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).

Easton's Bible Dictionary. . 1897.

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