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Maaseiah

Meaning: the work of Jehovah

This was the name of 7 biblical men.

  1. Maaseiah, one of the Levites whom David appointed as porter for the ark (1 Chronicles 15:18, 20)

  2. Maaseiah, one of the “captains of hundreds” associated with Jehoiada in restoring king Jehoash to the throne (2 Chronicles 23:1)

  3. Maaseiah, the “king's son”

    His is 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).

  4. Maaseiah, one who was sent by king Josiah to repair the temple (2 Chronicles 34:8)

    He was governor (Hebrew: sar, rendered elsewhere in the King James Version “prince,” “chief captain,” “chief ruler”) of Jerusalem.

  5. Maaseiah, the father of the priest Zephaniah (Jeremiah 21:1; 37:3)

  6. Maaseiah, the father of the false prophet Zedekiah (Jeremiah 29:21)

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