Maaseiah [N] [H] [S]

the work of Jehovah. 

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

   

• 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 ). 

   

  These dictionary topics are from
  M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
  published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.