Maaseiah: The work of Jehovah.1. One of the Levites whom David appointed as porter for the ark
(1 Chronicles 15:18,20)
2. One of the "captains of hundreds" associated with Jehoiada in
restoring king Jehoash to the throne
(2 Chronicles 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 Chronicles 28:7)
4. 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.
5. The father of the priest Zephaniah
(Jeremiah 21:1; 37:3)
6. 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)
