First name Seraiah in the world's Bibles
In the bible, Seraiah is the name of the secretary to David (2SA 8:17), as well as name of the chief priest (2KI 25:18) who was killed by the king of Babylon (2KI 25:21), son of Tanhumeth, a captain of Judean forces during the Babylonian captivity (2KI 25:23), and son of Kenaz (1CH 4:13)
(and others...)
. Meaning of the name: prince of the Lord. Related names are: Jeremiah, Babylon, Azariah . The translations of Seraiah in 20 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the ichthys
below, from Sê-Ra-Gia in Vietnamese to Σαραιαν in Greek!
Wear it!And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe; (2SA 8:17)
And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: (2KI 25:18)
And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethahiah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. (2KI 25:23)
And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath. (1CH 4:13)
And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen. (1CH 4:14)
And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel, (1CH 4:35)
And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak, (1CH 6:14)
And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak, (1CH 6:14)
Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel: (EZR 2:2)
Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, (EZR 7:1)
Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, (NEH 10:2)
Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of God. (NEH 11:11)
Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, (NEH 12:1)
And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; (NEH 12:12)
But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them. (JER 36:26)
Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. (JER 40:8)
The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah into Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. And this Seraiah was a quiet prince. (JER 51:59)
The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah into Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. And this Seraiah was a quiet prince. (JER 51:59)
And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, and shalt see, and shalt read all these words; (JER 51:61)
And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: (JER 52:24)