King James Bible Dictionary

work of Jah; {Maasejah} the name of sixteen Israelites

Maaseiah = "work of Jehovah"

1. a descendant of Jeshua who had taken a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

2. a priest of the sons of Harim who had taken a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

3. a priest of the sons of Pashur who had taken a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

4. a descendant of Pahath-moab who had taken a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

5. father of Azariah

6. one who stood on the right hand of Ezra when he read the law to the people

7. a Levite who assisted when Ezra read the law to the people

8. one of the heads of the people whose descendants signed the covenant with Nehemiah

9. a Benjamite ancestor of Sallu

10. a priest who took part in the musical service at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem under Ezra

11. another priest who took part in the musical service at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem under Ezra

12. father of Zephaniah the prophet in the reign of Zedekiah

13. father of Zedekiah the false prophet in the time of Jeremiah

14. a Levite of the 2nd rank who David appointed to sound with psalteries on Alamoth

15. son of Adaiah and one of the captains of hundreds in the reign of king Joash of Judah

16. an officer of high rank in the reign of king Uzziah

17. son of king Ahaz of Judah who was killed by Zichri in the invasion of Judah by king Pekah of Israel

18. governor of Jerusalem in the reign of Josiah

19. son of Shallum and a Levite of high rand in the reign of king Jehoiakim of Judah

20. ancestor of Baruch and Seraiah and a priest