Zephaniah (son of Maaseiah)
스바냐 (마아세야의 아들)
Named at Jeremiah 21:1 as “Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest”. 21:1–2 says that King Zedekiah sent Pashhur the son of Malchijah and him to Jeremiah, saying, “Please inquire of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon makes war against us.” Jeremiah 29:25–29 gives the word of the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel: “Because you have sent letters in your own name to all the people who are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, and to all the priests, saying, ‘The LORD has made you priest in the place of Jehoiada the priest, that there may be officers in the LORD’s house, for every man who is crazy and makes himself a prophet, that you should put him in the stocks and in shackles. Now therefore, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who makes himself a prophet to you …’”, and goes on, “Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.”
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- JER 21:1–2, engwebp
1The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur the son of Malchijah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, saying,
2“Please inquire of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon makes war against us. Perhaps the LORD will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may withdraw from us.”
- JER 29:24–32, engwebp
24Concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite you shall speak, saying,
25“The LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says, ‘Because you have sent letters in your own name to all the people who are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, and to all the priests, saying,
26“The LORD has made you priest in the place of Jehoiada the priest, that there may be officers in the LORD’s house, for every man who is crazy and makes himself a prophet, that you should put him in the stocks and in shackles.
27Now therefore, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who makes himself a prophet to you,
28because he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, The captivity is long. Build houses, and dwell in them. Plant gardens, and eat their fruit?”’”
29Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.
30Then the LORD’s word came to Jeremiah, saying,
31“Send to all of the captives, saying, ‘The LORD says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: “Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you, and I didn’t send him, and he has caused you to trust in a lie,”
32therefore the LORD says, “Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his offspring. He will not have a man to dwell among this people. He won’t see the good that I will do to my people,” says the LORD, “because he has spoken rebellion against the LORD.”’”
- JER 37:3–10, engwebp
3Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, “Pray now to the LORD our God for us.”
4Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people, for they had not put him into prison.
5Pharaoh’s army had come out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news of them, they withdrew from Jerusalem.
6Then the LORD’s word came to the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
7“The LORD, the God of Israel, says, ‘You shall tell the king of Judah, who sent you to me to inquire of me: “Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which has come out to help you, will return to Egypt into their own land.
8The Chaldeans will come again, and fight against this city. They will take it and burn it with fire.”’
9“The LORD says, ‘Don’t deceive yourselves, saying, “The Chaldeans will surely depart from us;” for they will not depart.
10For though you had struck the whole army of the Chaldeans who fight against you, and only wounded men remained among them, they would each rise up in his tent and burn this city with fire.’”
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Unresolved interpretation: Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, and Zephaniah the second priest
- 2 Kings 25:18–21 says, “The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold”, and that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah, and the king of Babylon attacked them and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath.
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- 2KI 25:18–21, engwebp
18The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold;
19and out of the city he took an officer who was set over the men of war; and five men of those who saw the king’s face, who were found in the city; and the scribe, the captain of the army, who mustered the people of the land, and sixty men of the people of the land who were found in the city.
20Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.
21The king of Babylon attacked them and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.
- 2KI 25:18–21, engwebp
- Jeremiah 21:1–2 says, “The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur the son of Malchijah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest”. 29:25 gives, among the LORD’s words, “Because you have sent letters in your own name to all the people who are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, and to all the priests”, and 29:29 says, “Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.” 37:3 says, “Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah”.
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- JER 21:1–2, engwebp
1The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur the son of Malchijah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, saying,
2“Please inquire of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon makes war against us. Perhaps the LORD will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may withdraw from us.”
- JER 29:24–32, engwebp
24Concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite you shall speak, saying,
25“The LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says, ‘Because you have sent letters in your own name to all the people who are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, and to all the priests, saying,
26“The LORD has made you priest in the place of Jehoiada the priest, that there may be officers in the LORD’s house, for every man who is crazy and makes himself a prophet, that you should put him in the stocks and in shackles.
27Now therefore, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who makes himself a prophet to you,
28because he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, The captivity is long. Build houses, and dwell in them. Plant gardens, and eat their fruit?”’”
29Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.
30Then the LORD’s word came to Jeremiah, saying,
31“Send to all of the captives, saying, ‘The LORD says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: “Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you, and I didn’t send him, and he has caused you to trust in a lie,”
32therefore the LORD says, “Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his offspring. He will not have a man to dwell among this people. He won’t see the good that I will do to my people,” says the LORD, “because he has spoken rebellion against the LORD.”’”
- JER 37:3–10, engwebp
3Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, “Pray now to the LORD our God for us.”
4Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people, for they had not put him into prison.
5Pharaoh’s army had come out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news of them, they withdrew from Jerusalem.
6Then the LORD’s word came to the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
7“The LORD, the God of Israel, says, ‘You shall tell the king of Judah, who sent you to me to inquire of me: “Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which has come out to help you, will return to Egypt into their own land.
8The Chaldeans will come again, and fight against this city. They will take it and burn it with fire.”’
9“The LORD says, ‘Don’t deceive yourselves, saying, “The Chaldeans will surely depart from us;” for they will not depart.
10For though you had struck the whole army of the Chaldeans who fight against you, and only wounded men remained among them, they would each rise up in his tent and burn this city with fire.’”
- JER 21:1–2, engwebp
- Jeremiah 52:24–27 says, “The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold”, and that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah, and the king of Babylon struck them, and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath.
Source evidence (1)
AI-assisted comparison with the cited narrative; not independent historical verification.
- JER 52:24–27, engwebp
24The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold,
25and out of the city he took an officer who was set over the men of war; and seven men of those who saw the king’s face, who were found in the city; and the scribe of the captain of the army, who mustered the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land, who were found in the middle of the city.
26Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.
27The king of Babylon struck them, and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.
- JER 52:24–27, engwebp
2 Kings 25:18 and Jeremiah 52:24 name “Zephaniah the second priest” among those whom the captain of the guard took and the king of Babylon put to death at Riblah. Jeremiah 21:1 and 37:3 name “Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest”, whom King Zedekiah sent to Jeremiah; 29:25 names “Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest”, and 29:29 “Zephaniah the priest”. Both editions give the same name; 2 Kings 25:18 and Jeremiah 52:24 give the title the second priest, and the other four verses of Jeremiah the priest (the Korean Revised Version: 부제사장, 제사장). The text does not say whether Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, and Zephaniah the second priest are the same man. This collection records the two apart, and does not decide whether they are the same man.
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Took part in (3) — King Zedekiah sends Pashhur the son of Malchijah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah to Jeremiah, Zephaniah the priest reads the letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet, and the LORD’s word concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite, King Zedekiah sends Jehucal and Zephaniah the priest to Jeremiah to ask him to pray, and the LORD’s word comes that the Chaldeans will come again and burn this city
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The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur the son of Malchijah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, saying,
“The LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says, ‘Because you have sent letters in your own name to all the people who are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, and to all the priests, saying,
Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.
Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, “Pray now to the LORD our God for us.”
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: Zephaniah (son of Maaseiah) (person-zephaniah-maaseiah) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/person/zephaniah-maaseiah Current wording: Named at Jeremiah 21:1 as “Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest”. 21:1–2 says that King Zedekiah sent Pashhur the son of Malchijah and him to Jeremiah, saying, “Please inquire of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon makes war against us.” Jeremiah 29:25–29 gives the word of the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel: “Because you have sent letters in your own name to all the people who are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, and to all the priests, saying, ‘The LORD has made you priest in the place of Jehoiada the priest, that there may be officers in the LORD’s house, for every man who is crazy and makes himself a prophet, that you should put him in the stocks and in shackles. Now therefore, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who makes himself a prophet to you …’”, and goes on, “Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.” Cited evidence: JER 21:1–2, engwebp / JER 29:24–32, engwebp / JER 37:3–10, engwebp Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.