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Zephaniah

From: Concise Bible Dictionary: Z By: George A. Morrish

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1. Son of Maaseiah and “second” priest in the reign of Zedekiah; he was carried captive to Nebuchadnezzar and slain at Riblah (2 Kings 25:18¹⁸And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: (2 Kings 25:18); Jer. 21:1¹The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying, (Jeremiah 21:1); Jer. 29:25,29²⁵Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying, (Jeremiah 29:25)
²⁹And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet. (Jeremiah 29:29); Jer. 37:3³And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the Lord our God for us. (Jeremiah 37:3); Jer. 52:24²⁴And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: (Jeremiah 52:24)).

2. Son of Tahath, a Kohathite (1 Chron. 6:36-37³⁶The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah, ³⁷The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, (1 Chronicles 6:36‑37)).

3. Son of Cushi, and one of the “minor prophets” (Zeph. 1:1¹The word of the Lord which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. (Zephaniah 1:1)).

4. Father of Josiah and of Hen (Zech. 6:10,14¹⁰Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah; (Zechariah 6:10)
¹⁴And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the Lord. (Zechariah 6:14)).

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