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Maaseiah , in the Bible. 1 Musician under David. 2 Captain who aided the restoration of Joash. 3 Officer of King Uzziah. 4 Son of King Ahaz. 5 Man charged by Josiah with repairing the Temple. 6 The same as Asaiah 4. 7 Father of Zedekiah 3. 8 Father of Zephaniah 5. 9 Grandfather of Seraiah 3. 10, 11, 12, 13 Men who had foreign wives. 14 Father of Azariah 20. 15 Man with Ezra at the reading of the Law. 16 Levite instructor of the Law. 17 Sealer of the covenant. 18 Ancestor of the Benjamite Sallu. 19, 20 Priests at the dedication of the wall.

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