Seraiah
[Sĕra ī’ah] – jehovah is prince, the lord is my prince, or soldier of the lord.
1. One of king David’s scribes (2 Sam. 8:17; see 1 Chron. 18:16 for Shavsha).
2. The son of Azariah and chief priest at Jerusalem when Nebuchadnezzar took it. This Seraiah, along with other renowned captives, was put to death at Riblah (2 Kings 25:18; 1 Chron. 6:14; Ezra 7:1; Jer. 52:24).
3. A son of Tanhumeth, from Netophah, whom Gedaliah advised to submit to the Chaldeans. He was one of “the captains of the forces” (2 Kings 25:23; Jer. 40:8).
4. The second son of Kenez, brother of Othniel and father of Joab (1 Chron. 4:13, 14).
5. A prince of Simeon, son of Asiel and grandfather of Jehu, who drove furiously (1 Chron. 4:35).
6. One of the twelve leaders, a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:2; Neh. 10:2; Neh. 12:1, 12).
7. A priest, son of Hilkiah, dwelling in Jerusalem after the exile and called “ruler of the house of God” (Neh. 11:11; 12:1).
8. A chief man, son of Aziel, and sent by Jehoiakim to apprehend Jeremiah and Baruch (Jer. 36:26).
9. A son of Neriah and brother of Baruch, a prince of Judah who went to Babylon with Zedekiah (Jer. 51:59, 61). For “quiet prince” the RV has “chief chamberlain.”
Today’s reading is from:
All the Men of the Bible
by Herbert Lockyer
A portrait gallery and reference library of over 3,000 named biblical characters. Characters you can learn from and teachings you can apply.
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