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ZEPHANIAH.—1. The prophet (see next art.). 2. A Kohathite (1Ch_6:36). 3. Son of Maaseiah the priest in Jerusalem in the time of Zekediah the king and Jeremiah the prophet (Jer_21:1; Jer_29:25; Jer_29:29; Jer_37:3). As next in rank to Seraiah, grandson of Hilkiah (1Ch_6:14), Zeph. is called second priest (2Ki_25:18). On the occasion of the final overthrow of Jerusalem he was put to death at Riblah (Jer_52:24 ff.). 4. The father of one Josiah in Babylon (Zec_6:10; Zec_6:14).