Bible Dictionary · M
Maaziah
Strength or consolation of Jehovah. (1.) The head of the twenty-fourth priestly course (1 Chr 24:18) in David’s reign.
(2.) A priest (Neh 10:8).
Named in the Bible
2 verses
- 1 Chronicles 24:18 The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah.
- Nehemiah 10:8 Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the priests.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.