Seraiah

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prince of the Lord
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary


SERAIAH.—1. (2Sa_8:17) See Shavsha. 2. High priest in the reign of Zedekiah. He was put to death, with other distinguished captives, by order of Nebuchadnezzar at Riblah, 2Ki_25:18; 2Ki_25:21, Jer_52:24; Jer_52:27. He is mentioned in the list of high priests, 1Ch_6:14. Ezra claimed descent from him, Ezr_7:1 (1Es_8:1 Azarias, 2Es_1:1 Samaraias). His name occurs also in 1Es_5:6 Saraias. 3. One of ‘the captains of the forces’ who joined Gedaliah at Mizpah (2Ki_25:23, Jer_40:8). 4. Second son of Kenaz father of Joab, and brother of Othniel (1Ch_4:13-14) 5. Grandfather of Jehu, a prince of Simeon (1Ch_4:35) 6. One of the twelve leaders who returned with Zerub babel, Ezr_2:2 = Neh_7:7 Azariah, l Est_5:8 Zaraias 7. A priestly clan (Neh_10:2; Neh_11:11; Neh_12:2; Neh_12:12, 1Es_5:8 = 1Ch_9:11 Azariah). 8. One of those sent to apprehend Jeremiah and Baruch (Jer_36:26). 9. Son of Neriah and brother of Baruch (Jer_51:59-64). He held the office of sar menûchâh (AV [Note: Authorized Version.] ‘a quiet prince,’ mg. ‘or prince of Menucha or chief chamberlain’; RV [Note: Revised Version.] ‘chief chamberlain,’ mg. ‘or quartermaster’).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909


1. 2Sa_8:17.
2. The high priest under king Zedekiah; taken by Nebuzaradan, captain of the Babylonian guard, and slain at Riblah (2Ki_25:18; 1Ch_6:14; Jer_52:24).
3. Son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite; came to the Babylonian viceroy Gedaliah to Mizpah, who promised security to the Jews who should dwell in the land, serving the king of Babylon (2Ki_25:23; Jer_40:8).
4. 1Ch_4:13-14.
5. 1Ch_4:35.
6. Ezr_2:2; Neh_7:7 Azariah.
7. Ezr_7:1.
8. Neh_10:2.
9. Neh_11:11.
10. Neh_12:1; Neh_12:12.
11. Neriah's son, Baruch's brother (Jer_51:59; Jer_51:61). Went with Zedekiah to Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. Jeremiah gave a special copy of the prophecy to Seraiah where with to console the Jews in their Babylonian exile. Though Seraiah was to cast it into the Euphrates, a symbol of Babylon's fate, he retained the substance in memory, to communicate orally to his countrymen. Calvin translated "when he went in behalf of Zedekiah," being sent to appease Nebuchadnezzar's anger at his revolt. "This Seraiah was a quiet prince," menuchah, from nuwach "to be quiet" (compare 1Ch_22:9, "a man of rest"). Seraiah was not one of the courtiers hostile to God's prophets, but quiet and docile, ready to execute Jeremiah's commission, notwithstanding the risk. Glassius translated "prince of Menuchah" (on the borders of Judah and Dan, called also Menahath), margin 1Ch_2:52. Maurer translated "commander of the royal caravan," on whom it devolved to appoint the resting places for the night.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
By Andrew Robert Fausset, co-Author of Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's 1888.


Sera'iah.
1. The king's scribe , or secretary, in the reign of David. 2Sa_8:17. (B.C. 1043).
2. The high priest, in the reign of Zedekiah. 2Ki_25:18; 1Ch_6:14; Jer_52:24. (B.C. 594).
3. The son of Tanhumeth, the Netophathite. 2Ki_25:23; Jer_40:8.
4. The son of Kenaz, and brother of Othniel. 1Ch_4:13-14.
5. Ancestor of Jehu, a Simeonite chieftain. 1Ch_4:35.
6. One of the children of the province, who returned with Zerubbabel. Ezr_2:2. (B.C. 536).
7. One of the ancestors of Ezra, the scribe. Ezr_7:1.
8. A priest, or priestly family, who signed the covenant with Nehemiah. Neh_10:2.
9. A priest, the son of Hilkiah. Neh_11:11.
10. The head of a priestly house, which went up from Babylon with Zerubbabel. Neh_12:12.
11. The son of Neriah, and brother of Baruch. Jer_51:59; Jer_51:61. He went with Zedekiah to Babylon, in the fourth year of his reign. (B.C. 594). Perhaps, he was an officer, who took charge of the royal caravan on its march, and fixed the places where it should halt.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
By Dr. William Smith.Published in 1863


sḗ-rā?ya, sḗ-rı̄?a (שׂריהוּ, serāyāhū, ?Yah hath prevailed?; Septuagint Σαραίας, Saraı́as, or Σαραία, Saraı́a):
(1) Secretary of David (2Sa_8:17); in 2Sa_20:25 he is called Sheva; in 1Ki_4:3 the name appears as Shisha. This last or Shasha would be restored elsewhere by some critics; others prefer the form Shavsha, which is found in 1Ch_18:16.
(2) A high priest in the reign of Zedekiah; executed with other prominent captives at Riblah by order of Nebuchadnezzar (2Ki_25:18, 2Ki_25:21; Jer_52:24, Jer_52:27). Mentioned in the list of high priests (1Ch_6:14). Ezra claims descent from him (Ezr_7:1 (3)). See AZARAIAS; SARAIAS.
(3) The son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and one of the heroic band of men who saved themselves from the fury of Nebuchadnezzar when he stormed Jerusalem. They repaired to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, but killed him on account of his allegiance to the Chaldeans (2Ki_25:23, 2Ki_25:25).
(4) Son of Kenaz, and younger brother of Othniel, and father of Joab, the chief of Ge-harashim (1Ch_4:13, 1Ch_4:14).
(5) Grandfather of Jehu, of the tribe of Simeon (1Ch_4:35).
(6) A priest, the third in the list of those who returned from Babylon to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel (Ezr_2:2; Neh_7:7, here called Azariah; 12:1), and third also (if the same person is meant) in the record of those who sealed the covenant binding all Jews not to take foreign wives (Neh_10:2). As the son of Hilkiah, and consequently a direct descendant of the priestly family, he became governor of the temple when it was rebuilt (Neh_11:11). He is mentioned (under the name Azariah) also in 1Ch_9:11. Neh_12:2 adds that ?in the days of Joiakim? the head of Seraiah's house was Meraiah.
(7) Son of Azriel, one of those whom Jehoiakim commanded to imprison Jeremiah and Baruch, the son of Neriah (Jer_36:26).
(8) The son of Neriah, who went into exile with Zedekiah. He was also called Sar Menūḥāh (?prince of repose?). The Targum renders Sar Menūḥāh by Rabh Tı̄ḳrabhtā', ?prince of battle, and Septuagint by ἄρχων δώρων, árchōn dṓrōn, ?prince of gifts,? reading Minḥah for Menūḥāh. At the request of Jeremiah he carried with him in his exile the passages containing the prophet's warning of the fall of Babylon, written in a book which he was bidden to bind to a stone and cast into the Euphrates, to symbolize the fall of Babylon (Jer_51:59-64).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.


Serai?ah (warrior of Jehovah). There are several persons of this name in Scripture.
Seraiah, the scribe or secretary of David (2Sa_8:17).
Seraiah, the father of Ezra (Ezr_7:1).
Seraiah, the high priest at the time that Jerusalem was taken by the Chaldeans. He was sent prisoner to Nebuchadnezzar at Riblah, who put him to death (2Ki_25:18; 1Ch_6:14; Jer_52:24; Ezr_7:1).
Seraiah, son of Azriel, one of the persons charged with the apprehension of Jeremiah and Baruch (Jer_36:26).
Seraiah, son of Neriah, who held a high office in the court of King Zedekiah, the nature of which is somewhat uncertain. In the Authorized Version we have, 'This Seraiah was a quiet prince,' which should be rendered, according to Gesenius, 'chief of the quarters' for the king and his army, that is quartermaster-general. This Seraiah was sent by Zedekiah on an embassy to Babylon, probably to render his submission to that monarch, about seven years before the fall of Jerusalem. He was charged by Jeremiah to communicate to the Jews already in exile a book, in which the prophet had written out his prediction of all the evil that should come upon Babylon. It is not stated how Seraiah acquitted himself of his task; but that he accepted it at all, shows such respect for the prophet as may allow us to conclude that he would not neglect the duty which it imposed.
Seraiah, son of Tanhumeth, an accomplice of Ishmael in the conspiracy against Gedaliah (2Ki_25:23; Jer_40:8).




The Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature
by John Kitto.



(Heb. Serayah', שְׂרָיָה[once in the prolonged form, Seraya'hu, שְׂרָיָהוּ, Jer_36:26], warrior of Jehovah; Sept. Σαραίας or Σεραϊvα, but with many v.r.), the proper name of eight men.
1. Second named son of Kenaz, and father of a Joab who was head of a family of the tribe of Judah in the valley of the Charashim (1Ch_4:13-14). B.C. cir. 1560.
2. The scribe or secretary of David (2Sa_8:17). B.C. cir. 1015. This person's name is in other places corrupted into Sheya', שְׁיָא; A.V. “Sheva” (2Sa_20:25), “Shisha,” שֵׁישִׁא(1Ki_4:3), and “Shavsha,”, שִׁוְשָׁא(1Ch_18:16).
3. Son of Asiel and father of Josibiah of the tribe of Simeon (1Ch_4:35). B.C. ante 720.
4. The son of Azriel, and one of the persons charged with the apprehension of Jeremiah and Baruch (Jer_36:26). B.C. 606.
5. The son of Neriah and brother of Baruch (Jer_51:59; Jer_51:61). He held a high office in the court of king Zedekiah, the nature of which is somewhat uncertain. In the A.V. we have, “This Seraiah was a quiet prince,” שִׂר מְנוּחָה, which, according to Kimchi, means a chamberlain, or one who attended the king when he retired to rest (i.e. prince of rest); but better, perhaps, according to Gesenius, “chief of the quarters” for the king and his army, that is, quartermaster-general, after the meaning of menuchah as a halting place of an army (Num_10:33). The suggestion of Maurer, adopted by Hitzig, has more to commend it, that he was an officer who took charge of the royal caravan on its march, and fixed the place where it should halt. Hiller (Onomast.) says Seraiah was prince of Menuchah, a place on the borders of Judah and Dan, elsewhere called Manahath. This Seraiah was sent by Zedekiah on an embassy to Babylon, probably to render his submission to that monarch, about four years before the fall of Jerusalem. B.C. 594. He was charged by Jeremiah to communicate to the Jews already in exile a book in which the prophet had written out his prediction of all the evil that should come upon Babylon (Jer_51:60-64). It is not stated how Seraiah acquitted himself of his task; but that he accepted it at all shows such respect for the. prophet as may allow us to conclude that he would not neglect the duty which it imposed.
6. The high priest at the time that Jerusalem was taken by the Chaldaeans. B.C. 588. He was sent prisoner, to Nebuchadnezzar at Riblah, who put him to death (2Ki_25:18; 1Ch_6:14; Jer_52:24; Ezr_7:1).
7. The son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and one of those to whom Gedaliah promised security (2Ki_25:23; Jer_40:8). B.C. 587.
8. A priest, the son of Hilkiah, who returned from exile (Ezr_2:2 Neh_10:2; Neh_11:11; Neh_12:1; Neh_12:12). He is called Azariah (q.v.) in Neh_7:7. B.C. 536.



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